Kenya-Based • Africa-Facing Commodity Market InfrastructureSubject to regulatory approvals
Governance

Institutional Soundness From Day One.

DMX must be credible to regulators, institutional investors, banks, brokers, commodity traders, warehouse operators, government stakeholders and market participants.

Governance Principles

  • Board independence and transparent ownership.
  • Conflict-of-interest controls and management accountability.
  • Regulatory oversight aligned with CMA and WRSC requirements.
  • Risk committee and audit committee discipline.
  • Technology and cybersecurity governance frameworks.
  • Functional segregation across operating units.

Exchange Operations

Order management, market oversight, contract administration and participant services.

Surveillance And Compliance

Real-time monitoring, rule enforcement, AML/KYC, fit-and-proper controls and reporting.

Clearing, Risk And Settlement

Margining, default management, clearing rules, settlement coordination and SGF governance.

Technology Operations

Platform management, cybersecurity, resilience, vendor management and data infrastructure.

Implementation Roadmap

DMX is being advanced through a disciplined sequence of institutional setup, licensing, platform build, market preparation, go-live readiness and regional expansion.

Phase 0

Feasibility, discovery, regulatory mapping and operating blueprint.

Phase 1

Licensing, institutional setup, rulebook development and governance formation.

Phase 2

Platform build, integration, testing, controls and operational readiness.

Phase 3–4

Go-live readiness, market education, participant onboarding and regional scale-up.