AML training for board of directors in Kenya
Boards are accountable for their institution's AML/CFT/CPF programme and must be trained on it. This course shows directors what the law and regulators expect, how to read the MLRO's reports and which questions to ask. The certificate of completion states the hours for the annual report of directors' training.
Choose how your directors take the course
On demand suits directors who join during the year or miss the board session. Live sessions are built around your institution.
KES 15,000per director
- Directors take it at their own pace
- Certificate states the hours
- Suits directors who missed the board session
KES 15,000per director per hour
- From 1 hour; you choose the length
- At a board meeting on Zoom or Teams
- Built around your institution
KES 15,000per director per hour, minimum 5-hour session
- At your board meeting or retreat
- Combine board courses to fill the session
- Case discussion with directors
From the 5th hour, each extra hour is half price. Live and in-person prices are calculated on a minimum of 5 directors; smaller groups are welcome and are priced as 5. For more than 75 directors or more than 16 hours we prepare a custom proposal. All prices include taxes; travel outside Nairobi is charged at cost.
What Kenyan rules require
Board training is one of the controls regulators and independent AML auditors check. These are the rules the course is built around.
| Rule or standard | What it requires | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| FRC guidance, para 17.1.5 | Training for all employees, senior management and the board, on an ongoing basis. | All reporting institutions |
| IRA AML/CFT Guidelines, para 19 | The board, employees and agents are regularly trained. | Insurers, brokers and agents |
| CBK Prudential Guidelines (CBK/PG/02), para 3.4.5 | Director induction and continuing development, reported to the CBK every year. | Banks and microfinance banks |
| CBK Guidance on Politically Exposed Persons, 2025 | The board and senior management set the governance framework for PEP risk. | Banks, microfinance banks, payment and credit providers |
Recent developments and emerging issues
The course is updated as rules change. These are the developments it currently covers. Last reviewed: October 2026.
Grey list exit targeted for April 2027
Kenya has been grey-listed since February 2024. The EU added Kenya to its high-risk list in June 2025, which affects correspondent banking and investor due diligence.
FATF's remaining asks
Risk-based supervision, the quality of suspicious transaction reports, beneficial ownership, financial intelligence, prosecutions, targeted financial sanctions and oversight of non-profit organisations. Boards should ask management for evidence on each item that applies.
Wider supervision and higher fines
The AML/CFT Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 widened AML supervision. Sector fines go up to KES 1m for individuals and KES 5m for companies.
Senior-management approval for higher-risk relationships
Under CBK guidance, foreign-PEP and other higher-risk relationships need senior-management approval, and those approving them should be trained.
Board-approved AML policy
The CBK's draft Risk Management Guidelines would have the board approve the AML/CFT/CPF policy as part of risk appetite.
Proliferation financing regulations
The FRC said in October 2026 that proliferation financing regulations will be tabled shortly.
What directors will cover
Each section ends with a short knowledge check. Learners who finish every section receive a certificate of completion.
The board's AML/CFT duties
What FRC guidance and your sector regulator expect of directors.
Kenya and the FATF
The grey list, the action plan and what it means for your institution.
Risk appetite and risk assessment
Setting ML/TF risk appetite and reading the institutional risk assessment.
Reading the MLRO's reports
What good reporting looks like, including the annual compliance report due to the FRC by 31 January.
Independent AML audit results
How to read findings and hold management to their actions.
PEPs, sanctions and higher-risk customers
The decisions that need board or senior-management approval.
Questions directors should ask
A short list to take into every board and committee meeting.
Case studies and review
Enforcement cases and a review of the key points.
Records for your company secretary
The evidence pack supports the annual report of directors' training and shows regulators and auditors that the board has been trained.
- 1Certificates of completionOne per director who completes the course, with a unique number, the course, date and hours.
- 2Completion or attendance reportWho completed or attended, when, and in which edition.
- 3Knowledge check resultsScores from the checks at the end of each section.
- 4Course outlineThe content and the rules it addresses.
FNJ's AML/CFT and compliance team
The same team carries out independent AML/CFT audits and advises boards of banks, SACCOs, insurers and fintechs.
CAMS-certified specialists
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, supported by the firm's audit and forensic teams.
Board training for a development bank
Board training covering AML/CFT oversight, corporate governance under the CBK Prudential Guidelines and AI governance.
Independent AML/CFT audits
Audits that test your programme, including board oversight.
AML/CFT governance guideOften taken together
Board Annual Compliance Pack combines this course with related courses at 10% off when booked live or in person.
Board Annual Compliance Pack
AML/CFT oversight, corporate governance and AI governance for boards.
On demand KES 45,000 per director · 10% off live or in person
Corporate governance for bank boards
The CBK Prudential Guidelines and the 2026 drafts.
Course detailsAML/CFT training for employees
Red flags, due diligence and reporting for all staff.
Course detailsPrice your training
AML training for board of directors is already ticked. Add other courses if you need them, then submit the form to see the payment details.
Questions about aML training for board of directors
Who is required to take AML training?
All employees of reporting institutions, including senior management and the board, on an ongoing basis, under FRC guidance. Sector regulators such as the IRA add their own requirements for boards.
Can directors use the certificate for the CBK director training report?
Yes. The certificate states the course, date and hours, so company secretaries can include it in the annual report of directors' training that banks and microfinance banks submit to the CBK. This applies to on-demand and live courses.
How long is the board session?
From 1 hour; you choose the length. Most boards take 2 to 3 hours. From the 5th hour of a course, each extra hour is half price.
Can it be delivered at a board meeting or retreat?
Yes. Live virtual sessions run on Zoom or Teams, and in-person sessions run at your board meeting or retreat for at least 5 hours, usually combined with the other board courses.
What is the price per director?
KES 15,000 per director on demand, or KES 15,000 per director per hour live or in person, inclusive of taxes. Prices are calculated on a minimum of 5 participants, and the Board Annual Compliance Pack receives 10% off when booked live or in person.
Brief your board before the next compliance report
Tell us when your board meets and how many directors will attend. We reply within one working day.