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Kenya takes money laundering war to precious metal dealers

1 week ago | zawya.com | Anthony Kitimo

Kenya is targeting traders involved in precious metals as the new frontier to curb money laundering and combat terrorism financing. The Kenyan government says it has tightened its response to money laundering after it was grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2023. The grey list contains countries that are actively working with the FATF to address loopholes in countering money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.
Kenya lifts ban on stripping of Zanzibar-bound cargo

1 week ago | zawya.com | Anthony Kitimo

Mombasa port projects an increase in transshipment cargo after Kenya lifted the seven-year ban of stripping of cargo in containers at the port before onward delivery by dhows and barges to Zanzibar and Pemba. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced reintroduction of stripping, which is destuffing containerised cargo, after putting in place measures to curb smuggling, where before cargo is diverted in the ocean and finds its way into the East African Community (EAC) market.
Precious metal, stone dealers get April 11 registration deadline

3 weeks ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Anthony Kitimo

Hundreds of dealers in precious metals and stones face cancellation of trade permits from next week if they fail to register with the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) as Kenya strengthens efforts to combat illicit financial flows and potentially get off the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list.
Sudan to Ruto: We still won’t trade with you

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Anthony Kitimo

The government of Sudan has rejected claims by President William Ruto that Khartoum was still buying Kenyan tea despite a ban on trade with Nairobi. President Ruto had on Monday claimed that Kenyan tea is still on sale in Sudan despite a trade ban and urged farmers not to worry about losing the key market. "We are still selling tea to Sudan even after they said they are not buying our tea. The market itself has forced them.
KPA eyes medium-range ships with Sh16 billion Mombasa port upgrade

3 weeks ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Anthony Kitimo

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) targets to accommodate medium-range container ships with a new Sh15.7 billion ($ 122.030 million) upgrade project at the Mombasa port which will also include the construction of a new berth. Disclosures showed that KPA will this year construct a new berth 19B to serve container ships of 45,000 Deadweight Tonnage (DWT) and to have a design depth of Construction Datum Level (CDL) of 13.5metres-- a level so low that the tide will not frequently fall below it.
Kephis suspends new cargo inspection fees after protests

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Anthony Kitimo

The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) has suspended the high cargo inspection fees it introduced at the Mombasa port from March 1, 2025, yielding to pressure from the Council of Governors (CoG) and traders. Kephis had set the inspection fees at Sh2,000 and Sh500 for a 20-foot and 40-foot container respectively, a change that impacted tradersâ€™ cost of doing business.
Black market brew: Sudan conflict reshapes Kenya tea exports

1 month ago | zawya.com | Anthony Kitimo

Sudan’s ongoing war now poses a greater risk of increased smuggling in the region, depriving Khartoum of the revenue it needs from formal businesses. This week, the Sudanese Armed Forces have stepped up the pace of retaking Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But the wider danger of the war, now in its third year, is how it could affect formal trade with countries such as Kenya, which has traditionally sent the most tea to Khartoum of any country in the Horn of Africa.
Fresh produce exporters get refrigerated wagons boost

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Anthony Kitimo

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has deployed special refrigerated wagons to boost the transportation of perishable goods on key routes linking the Mombasa port. The first rolling stock of 50 refrigerated containers, also known as reefer wagons, left the Naivasha Inland Container Depot on Wednesday with horticultural produce for shipment to the Mombasa port. KRC Managing Director Philip Mainga said it plans to deploy more than 500 reefer wagons in the next three months.
Sudan dips its purchase of Kenyan tea as strife chokes Horn of Africa

1 month ago | zawya.com | Anthony Kitimo

Kenya’s tea exports to Sudan have diminished further as conflict rages in the Horn of African country. And as it is, that war is reflecting heavily on Kenya’s sales at the Mombasa Tea Auction. On Thursday, Sudan’s military government said it will no longer allow Kenyan tea, coffee and other products onto its territory, a protest against Nairobi’s hosting of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has been fighting the Sudanese army since 2023.
New levy to fund tea marketing, innovation

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Anthony Kitimo

The government plans to introduce a new levy to finance marketing and research in the multi-billion shilling tea industry. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the government will create a Common Tea Marketing Development Fund to support the development of tea markets in the country and abroad.