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Race to succeed CBK governor begins amid economic crisis

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Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge with deputy Susan Koech. [File, Standard]

The race to succeed outgoing Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge and his deputy Sheila M'Mbijjewe has started after the government invited applications for the roles.

The 62-year-old Dr Njoroge, an ex-International Monetary Fund (IMF) adviser and devotee of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei, is serving his second and final four-year term alongside M'Mbijjewe.

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