Yes those bonds. The Central Bank is re-issuing treasury bonds from 3/6/ 2011 to 21/6/2011. The bonds are 2, 5 and 20 year periods. The minimum amount you can invest is 50,000/=
The bonds will be listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Buying treasury bonds is advisable if you have a large amount of money that you may not need immediately.For young investors they should form at least 10% of your portfolio, you can increase them as you grow older. If you want to know more about Treasury bonds take a look at this post here. If you don’t have the time to read it, here is an excerpt.
Treasury bonds are usually a good investment due to their risk-free nature. Investors in bonds are usually guaranteed of their interest payments and therefore don’t have to worry about default. It is important to note that, to date, the government of Kenya has never defaulted on its debt obligations.
It is usually considered a loan to the government with a fixed interest rate that you are guaranteed. To buy treasury bonds you need a CDS account. For this the CBK has appointed banks to help interested investors register their CDS accounts:
– Kenya Commercial Bank
– Equity Bank
– National Bank
-Co-operative Bank
-Kenya Posts and Savings Bank
Once you register your CDS account you can fill in the application and pay at the selected banks. It is advisable to register at the CDS website here so that you can receive SMS or email updates on any account activity. It is always wise to know what is going on with your account.
Here is the prospectus. Read it and make your choices.