The owner of a bus services company that plies Mombasa Western Kenya route from Nairobi is amongst 16 entities and individuals whom the United States has sanctioned for allegedly funding al-Shabaab terrorist group to the tune of Sh14 billion ($100 million) annually.
The Kenya-based businessman FYD, an Islamist banker, has been red-flagged as a conduit for funding al-Shabaab through close links to a network of firms and individuals based in Kenya, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus and Finland.
