MPs give Rotich two weeks to decide fate of cryptocurrencies

The government is yet to determine whether or not trade in cryptocurrencies will be allowed to thrive. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Parliament has given Treasury secretary Henry Rotich two weeks to decide whether cryptocurrencies will become legal tender in the country.

The Finance and National Planning Committee took Mr Rotich to task to explain why trade in bitcoins and other virtual currencies was taking place in the country. The committee sought to know why the Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) allowed people to venture into the unregulated cryptocurrency space without being licensed to operate and taxed.

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