{"id":132527,"date":"2026-02-28T10:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/odpp-rolls-out-specialized-prosecutor-training-to-accelerate-kenyas-push-to-exit-fatf-grey-list\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:04:13","slug":"odpp-rolls-out-specialized-prosecutor-training-to-accelerate-kenyas-push-to-exit-fatf-grey-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/odpp-rolls-out-specialized-prosecutor-training-to-accelerate-kenyas-push-to-exit-fatf-grey-list\/","title":{"rendered":"ODPP Rolls Out Specialized Prosecutor Training to Accelerate Kenya\u2019s Push to Exit FATF Grey List"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 \u2014 The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has rolled out specialized training for prosecutors aimed at prioritizing money laundering cases and strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) strategies, in a renewed push to help Kenya exit the Financial Action Task Force\u2019s grey list by June 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenya was placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2024 over what it termed strategic deficiencies in the country\u2019s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.<\/p>\n

The listing subjects the country to increased monitoring and has implications for investor confidence and cross-border financial transactions.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the ODPP said it has adopted multiple strategies to combat money laundering.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has employed different strategies to ensure that illicit proceeds are identified, restrained, and confiscated, and that money laundering ceases to be a low-risk activity,\u201d ODPP said.<\/p>\n

The training, conducted in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) under the Strengthening Good Governance in Kenya Project, focuses on improving prosecutorial prioritization of money laundering offences and enhancing investigative coordination.<\/p>\n

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Joseph Gitonga Riungu, in remarks delivered on his behalf by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Mercy Gateru, said the program aligns with Kenya\u2019s obligations under FATF standards and the regional framework of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG).<\/p>\n

He underscored the ODPP\u2019s central role in \u201cfollowing the money,\u201d noting that prosecutors must act not only as courtroom advocates but also as strategic actors in the criminal justice chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective AML enforcement, he noted, requires early prosecutorial engagement, careful handling of financial evidence, and sustained collaboration with investigators, particularly where money appears to move, mutate, and disappear across accounts and identities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Participants in the Machakos-based training shared practical challenges encountered in prosecuting AML cases and discussed strategies to strengthen outcomes.<\/p>\n

Trainers used case studies to provide hands-on exposure to real-world investigative and prosecutorial scenarios, sharpening analytical skills and refining charge-framing strategies in both money laundering and related predicate offences.<\/p>\n

The ODPP said the initiative reflects a deliberate institutional effort to raise the quality, consistency, and impact of money laundering prosecutions, directly supporting Kenya\u2019s broader reform agenda and its commitment to exit the FATF grey list within the stipulated timeline.<\/p>\n

Participants identified the lack of comprehensive statistics on money laundering as a major challenge, emphasizing the need for stronger coordination among the ODPP, the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), and the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to ensure successful prosecutions and asset recovery.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 28 \u2014 The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has rolled out specialized training for prosecutors aimed at prioritizing money laundering cases and strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) strategies, in a renewed push to help Kenya exit the Financial Action Task Force\u2019s grey list by June 2026. Kenya was placed on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}