Teresia Wanjiku

Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company

Established in April 2018 as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), under the supervision of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company's role is to provide long-term funds to primary mortgage lenders (Banks, Micro Finance Banks and Saccos) in order to increase the availability and affordability of home loans to Kenyans by providing low interest, fixed rate, long term finance to mortgage financiers so that they can transfer the same benefits to individual borrowers, thus making home loans more accessible and affordable for Kenyans. A wholesale institution, KMRC's objectives include contributing to the growth of Kenyan capital markets through the issuance of KMRC bonds as a source of sustainable long-term fund, assisting in the standardization of mortgage practices in Kenya through enhanced capacity building to member institutions on the origination of mortgages and contributing to the growth of the mortgage market in Kenya through support to Primary Mortgage Lenders.