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Kenya's real estate boom under scrutiny amid rising money laundering, terror financing cases
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 11, 2025

The Financial Reporting Centre is tasked with identifying proceeds of crime and fighting money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime and Money Launde...

Kenya flags Sh7 trillion in suspicious transactions amid alarming rise in money laundering, terror financing
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 09, 2025

Data from the state-owned intelligence unit, Financial Reporting Centre, shows that the number of suspicious transactions reports (STRs) exceeded 11,0...

CBK: Gaps in digital lending sector fuel risk of money laundering, terror financing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

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...

Kenya steps up anti-terror finance fight with elite training for 22 officials
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 23, 2025

The training is courtesy of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition.

Kenya unveils report to protect Non-Profit Organisations from illegal activities
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 19, 2024

In February 2024, Kenya came under increased scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to concerns about the potential misuse of NPOs for...

Gaming in Kenya linked to money laundering, terror financing - report
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 11, 2024

The annual report tabled before parliament further notes that this is worsened by advancement in technology that further complicates the traceability...

Financial Reporting Centre warns of terror financing risk in Kenyan banks
Abdirahman Khalif  |  May 20, 2024

Kenya is currently on the Financial Action Task Force's grey list of countries with insufficient controls for preventing money laundering and terroris...

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