Four Kenyans are among 83 individuals arrested globally by INTERPOL for their alleged involvement in a widespread money laundering scheme. This operation, the first of its kind targeting terrorism financing, also identified 160 persons of interest across six African countries, uncovering approximately Ksh33 billion ($260 million) in illicit funds.

• A suspected money laundering scheme in Kenya, involving a virtual asset service provider, was found to have potential links to terrorism funding, unraveling a Ksh55 million scheme with 12 individuals involved, leading to two arrests.
• INTERPOL and AFRIPOL's joint operation, conducted between July and September, screened over 15,000 persons and entities.
• One notable transnational case involved a massive cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme affecting at least 17 countries and over 100,000 victims, with estimated losses of Ksh72 billion ($562 million).

Protesters, led by the Road Safety Association of Kenya, demonstrated outside the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) headquarters on Thursday morning, demanding the immediate removal of Director General George Njao. They allege rampant corruption within the authority and the transport sector, contributing to increased road carnage.

• Protesters claim that 1.2 million vehicles were not inspected in 2024, resulting in Ksh7.2 billion in alleged bribes.
• The chairperson of the Road Safety Association of Kenya, David Njoroge Kierie, led the protest calling for the NTSA DG's removal.
• The association cited the NTSA's failure to fully operate the Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS), operational since March 2023, and the delivery of over four million smart driving licences which remain unused.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has successfully recovered a Ksh30 million public land parcel in Nyali, Mombasa, after a 12-year legal battle. The 0.13-hectare land, originally designated for Links Road expansion, was declared public property by the Mombasa Environment and Land Court, nullifying an unlawful allocation to the late Sheikh Ali Taib.

• The land is valued at Ksh30 million and was recovered after a 12-year court case.
• The Mombasa Environment and Land Court, led by Justice Stephen Kibunja, ruled in favor of the EACC.
• The land was unlawfully allocated on January 19, 1996, by the then Commissioner of Lands, and subsequently sold to Sheikh Ali Taib, forming part of the Classic Road reserve.