2017-01-01
This document promulgates multiple directives from the East African Community Council of Ministers aimed at harmonizing financial sector policies and regulatory frameworks across Partner States. Key directives establish mandatory standards for investor education and protection, self-regulatory organizations, takeover and merger conduct, market intermediary licensing, and anti-money laundering measures in the securities market. Partner States are instructed to enact, amend, and harmonize their national laws to comply with these provisions within one year of publication.