Wash-wash: Jitters as Kenya set to know its fate on money laundering controls

The report is supported by the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) of which Kenya is a member of and whose role is to combat money laundering by implementing the FATF Recommendations.

"Kenya has been undergoing a mutual evaluation led by FATF regional partner ESAAMLG, which is in the final stages and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of Kenya's anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorist (CFT) system," said the FATF in response to queries by Financial Standard.