Govt designates 13 individuals under UN terror decree, orders immediate asset freeze
Kenya’s Financial Reporting Centre has designated 13 individuals under targeted financial sanctions for terrorism financing, ordering asset freezes under UNSCR 1373...
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The Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) has designated 13 individuals under targeted financial sanctions for terrorism financing, mandating an immediate freeze on their assets. This action, taken under United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1373 and Kenya’s Prevention of Terrorism laws, requires all financial institutions to comply within 24 hours.
- 13 individuals have been added to Kenya's Domestic List due to alleged links with terrorism financing.
- The Counter Financing of Terrorism Inter-Ministerial Committee made the designations based on the Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Suppression of Terrorism) Regulations, 2024 (POT-TFR).
- Financial institutions must freeze any funds or assets linked to the designated individuals within 24 hours and report to the FRC, with non-compliance facing penalties.
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