How Kenya flags suspected dirty financial deals

Kenya’s financial watchdogs are cracking down on dirty cash as banks and mobile money firms flag trillions in suspicious transactions.

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Illicit financial flows crime manifests through different forms, including money laundering, corruption or terrorist financing. This has made countries like Kenya embrace a multi-layered system to detect and flag suspicious transactions.

Kenya established Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) in 2012 as the country’s financial intelligence unit to assist in the identification of the illicit flows and also undertake risk-based supervision of reporting entities.

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