Kenya: 13 Money Transfer Firms Closed Over Links to Funding Terrorists

Money transfer companies have topped the list of 86 accounts alleged to be funding terror groups according to a gazette notice issued under Kenya's prevention of terrorism act and signed by Kenya's police Chief Joseph Boinnet.

Among the notable money transfer companies mentioned were Dahabshill, one of the most important transfer companies across the wider Horn of Africa region. Dahabshill has agent locations and branches in 126 countries worldwide.

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