Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen has announced the formation of a multi-agency working group to coordinate efforts to identify and monitor non-profit organisations considered to be at risk of terrorism financing.
In a gazette notice dated September 2, 2026, the Cabinet Secretary said the Multi-Agency Coordination Working Group on Non-Profit Organisations at Risk of Terrorism Financing will bring together representatives from eight government agencies, including the Ministry of Interior, the Office of the Attorney-General and the Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority.
Others are the Business Registration Service, the Registrar of Societies, the National Counter-Terrorism Centre and the Financial Reporting Centre.
"IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration has constituted a working group to be known as the Multi-Agency Coordination Working Group on Non-Profit Organisations at Risk of Terrorism Financing, hereinafter referred to as the Working Group," reads a section of the notice.
According to the notice, the multi-agency team will act as a forum for consultation on matters terrorism financing.
“The Working Group shall act as a forum for consultation and cooperation on matters related to non-profit organisations at risk of terrorism financing,” reads a section of the notice.
The group will coordinate the identification of high-risk non-profit organisations, oversee risk-based monitoring, sensitise organisations on terrorism-financing risks and facilitate information sharing among government agencies.
The Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority will provide secretariat services, while the Working Group will submit an annual report of its activities to the Interior Cabinet Secretary.
The constitution of the group comes more than a year after President William Ruto assented to the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 at State House Nairobi.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing legislation is designed to strengthen Kenya’s framework for tackling money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing.
Its enactment represents a decisive step in bolstering the country’s financial system against illicit financial flows.
The amended law seals long-standing loopholes that have enabled the misuse of property transactions and shell companies for illegal financial activities.
These legal reforms reaffirm Kenya’s standing as a leader in financial integrity and enhance the country’s credibility in the global regulatory regime.
Initially passed on April 16, 2025, the Bill was returned to Parliament by President Ruto with reservations.
It was passed a second time by the National Assembly on June 3, 2025, with amendments that fully addressed the President’s concerns.