Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has called for intensified cooperation among government agencies to accelerate Kenya’s efforts to secure removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.
Ingonga, who chaired a meeting of law enforcement and financial sector principals on Wednesday, said a coordinated, whole-of-government approach was necessary to address the remaining deficiencies identified under Kenya’s FATF action plan.
The meeting reviewed Kenya’s progress in implementing reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.
It also considered the outcomes of the face-to-face FATF Africa Joint Group meeting held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on September 11, 2026.
The principals assessed issues raised during the Abidjan engagement and identified priority interventions required to address outstanding action points.
Ingonga stressed the importance of sustained inter-agency collaboration, saying relevant institutions must work together to strengthen measures for preventing, investigating, and prosecuting financial crimes.
The meeting also focused on strengthening the implementation of existing measures and ensuring that evidence demonstrating Kenya’s progress is properly documented and submitted through the applicable FATF processes.
“The efforts to exit the grey list require a whole-of-government approach,” the DPP said, urging institutions to work collectively to address outstanding deficiencies and demonstrate effective implementation of reforms.
The principals further agreed on strategic actions and timelines intended to maintain the momentum generated during the Abidjan meeting and advance Kenya’s case for removal from increased monitoring.
Kenya was placed under increased monitoring by FATF after the global financial crime watchdog identified strategic deficiencies in the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.
Since then, the government has undertaken a series of legal, institutional, and operational reforms aimed at strengthening financial crime prevention, investigations, prosecution, and asset recovery.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has been involved in the reforms through the prosecution of money laundering and terrorism financing offenses, asset forfeiture proceedings, and the development of prosecutorial guidelines.
The ODPP has also undertaken capacity-building programmes for prosecutors handling complex financial and economic crimes as part of broader efforts to strengthen Kenya’s response to illicit financial flows and terrorism financing.
The latest meeting is expected to help align the work of the various agencies involved in implementing Kenya’s FATF action plan and ensure that outstanding measures are addressed within the required timelines.
By Joseph Ng’ang’a
