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Government reviews Islamic Finance laws ahead of debut sukuk

Kenya is reviewing all laws and regulations governing its nascent Islamic Finance industry to aid the issuance of a debut Islamic law-compliant bond known as a sukuk, its attorney general said on Wednesday.

"We want to be able to facilitate the issuance of the bond," Githu Muigai told Reuters, adding the process will be completed in a maximum of nine months.

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