High-ranking Kenyan businessmen may be tied to criminal activity, so authorities have begun monitoring their bank account activity, according to a report from The Star, a local news source.
The suspects, who were not named in the article, are being watched by local authorities to detect transactions made with international terrorists. No charges have been filed at this time, but Francis Ndegwa Muhoro, the director of Kenya's Criminal Investigation Department, confirmed to the news source that the group being examined includes individuals who allegedly fund drug dealers and terrorism efforts.
"There are quite a number of cases that we are following up on. The moment we have credible information we will definitely take those involved to court," Muhoro said.
Capital News, another local news source, recently reported on the Kenyan government's other attempts to fight corruption within the country's appointed offices and among its businessmen. Chief of Staff and head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua was said to express hope for the country as it dedicates more resources to battling corruption among officials by "empower[ing] institutions that work to check this vice."
According to the source, he made these comments during a meeting in the Office of the President. The story also noted that multiple governmental entities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomats from other countries including the EU and US, supported this anti-crime stance and expressed solidarity with the initiative.
Both of these stories reflect Kenya's interest in directing more attention toward financial and legal risk management, and the consequences that can arise from substandard regulation.
