Kenya has launched a specialised five-day training course aimed at bolstering its capacity to counter terrorism financing and money laundering. The course, which kicked off on Monday, August 4, 2025, in Nairobi, is being conducted under the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition’s (IMCTC) strategic ‘Capacity’ initiative.
The training, titled “Countering Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering – Foundational Level,” brings together representatives from Kenya’s legislative, executive, financial, regulatory, and civil society institutions. It seeks to enhance both national and international coordination in the fight against financial crimes linked to terrorism.
Speaking at the official launch, Major General John Nkoimo, General Officer Commanding Kenya’s Central Command, underscored the importance of integrated efforts in addressing terrorism financing. Representing the Chief of Defence Forces, Nkoimo noted, “Countering terrorism financing is a collective commitment that can only be achieved through integrated institutional coordination and effective international cooperation.”
Kenya joined the 43-member IMCTC coalition on September 1, 2022, becoming its newest member. The coalition, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is currently led by Major General Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi.
The course is designed to build the skills and institutional capabilities of Kenya’s security and regulatory agencies. It addresses seven key thematic areas: legal frameworks, sources and methods of terrorism financing, financial analysis and detection, international and regional cooperation, prevention strategies, awareness programs, and fostering a culture of reporting suspicious activities.
A key feature of the training is its focus on equipping participants with modern tools for analyzing financial data and identifying suspicious transactions. It also aims to foster better information sharing among national and international actors involved in combating terrorism.
Major General Nkoimo emphasized that the IMCTC initiative is not only practical support for Kenya but also a long-term strategic investment in disrupting illicit financial flows exploited by terrorist networks.
This training is part of a broader series of IMCTC initiatives intended to support its member states in tackling terrorism and cross-border crime, in line with international best practices and multi-sectoral collaboration.
