In an effort to crack down terrorism in the country, Government of Kenya has closed down financial institutions that are suspected of financing terrorism in the country.
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According to the Treasury Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge who spoke to journalists, the government relied on an international list of persons and institutions which support terrorism activities and that those blacklisted are being interrogated by the investigative institutions.
The government has also suspended the licenses of 13 Forex Exchange Bureaux and money transfer service firms (hawalas) for the same reasons.
In a gazette notice, the government also ordered all licensed banks and microfinance institutions to deny the organizations and individuals financial services and to file transaction reports with the central bank within 48 hours.
The list came in the wake of the massacre at the Garissa University College last week where 147 people were killed and over 170 others injured by 'Al-Shabaab' militants.
The list came in the wake of the massacre at the Garissa University College last week where 147 people were killed and over 170 others injured by 'Al-Shabaab' militants.
Meanwhile, the government on Wednesday announced that 128 out of 142 bodies of students killed in the Garissa University College attack have been identified.
Defence Cabinet Secretary Raychell Omamo said the identification had been done through a scientific finger print matching process aided by data from the Civil Registration Department and involvement of 25 government pathologists.
“The process of identifying the remaining 14 bodies was expected to be completed by the end of this week.
SOURCE: AMECEA Social Communications and Online News Agencies