Kenya was grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2024 for inadequacies in its money laundering/countering financing of terr...
The Creative Economy Support Bill (Senate Bills No. 30 of 2024), sponsored by Migori Senator Eddy Oketch, proposes the creation of a Creatives Fund to...
The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is ju...
Trial magistrate Ziporah Gichana directed all the accused to surrender their passports within seven days, refrain from interfering with witnesses, and...
Through the system, CBK will strengthen its ability to surveil the entire banking sector as transactions occur, covering RTGS, PesaLink, and mobile mo...
Kenya was specifically asked to step up investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and terror-financing cases, ensure that financial intellig...
This trend comes as more customers shift to fully digital solutions, including app-based payments and automated kiosks, which perform many functions t...
It targets personnel from government institutions, financial organisations, civil society, and security agencies, equipping them with tools and knowle...
The African continent is flush with abundant natural resources that offer lucrative gains, but is hobbled by weak post-coup states desperate for forei...
Munyakho regretted that the death of his Yemeni colleague, Abdul Halim, was not intentional, describing it as a misunderstanding that spiralled out of...
His return marked the end of a harrowing chapter that began in 2011 when he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the sword after a fatal...
His execution, initially handed down last year, was halted after the family of the deceased accepted diyya, blood money, amounting to approximately Sh...
The National Assembly Committee on Delegated Legislation raised questions over the fund’s purpose and legality, saying it risked overlapping with the...
The Financial Reporting Centre is tasked with identifying proceeds of crime and fighting money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime and Money Launde...
Data from the state-owned intelligence unit, Financial Reporting Centre, shows that the number of suspicious transactions reports (STRs) exceeded 11,0...
While 71 per cent of digital lenders screen their customers against global sanctions lists and 62.7 per cent offer some form of staff training, only 4...
The new law amends ten Acts of Parliament to fix technical gaps in Kenya’s framework on anti-money laundering, combating terrorism financing, and addr...
The regulator says the structure of life insurance policies, commonly known as long-term business, makes them vulnerable to criminal abuse, highlighti...
Antoine Kassis was extradited from Kenya in February following an Interpol arrest warrant requested by the United States over his involvement in narco...
Investigations by the DEA also revealed that Kassis allegedly collaborated with a broker identified only as Kherfan to launder money, traffic cocaine,...
The alleged robbery took place along the Kariokor–Pangani road on April 10, 2025. The suspects are said to have been armed with a metal rod and a shar...
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