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Suspicious transaction report, forex bureaus (CBK/FXD/5)

A regulatory return listed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Kenya.

Reports a suspicious transaction or activity identified by a forex bureau, for CBK's Bank Supervision Department. Source

Official title: Suspicious Transaction Report - Form/CBK/FXD/5 (Suspicious Activities or Transactions Report)

The facts

Who files
Every licensed forex bureau, when it identifies a suspicious transaction. Source
How often
As suspicious transactions arise; no fixed schedule. Source
Deadline
Not stated on the pages read. Source
Format
Other. Submitted to the Director, Bank Supervision Department; the format of submission (paper or electronic) is not stated on the pages read. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the CBK: Bankreturns Portal; Non-Bankreturns Portal. See how firms file with the CBK.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Forex bureaus

Templates (1)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the CBK's code in brackets.

  • Suspicious Activities or Transactions Report (SATR) (CBK/FXD/5)

Where the list was read: Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. No validation rules for this return were found on the Central Bank of Kenya's public pages. Source

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No publicly available data from this return was found on the Central Bank of Kenya's pages read. Source

Official documents (1)

The CBK's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 13 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • Forex Bureau Guidelines, 2011

    Template · PDF · 538.9 KB · 18 March 2011

    Section on returns sets the daily, weekly and quarterly returns forex bureaus must file (no template is published for these). Appendix V is the Suspicious Transaction Report form (CBK/FXD/5), the same layout as the Suspicious Activities or Transactions Report (CBK/IF 8) for banks.

    SHA-256 7d622bbce6c4show in full7d622bbce6c465ae44e0ee4e25ba51040ca2e702ba6e3538497d5e606df02678

Sources

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Last checked 13 November 2026.