Building an AML-ready KYC onboarding workflow in Kenya
Customer due diligence is not just an ID check. Kenya's beneficial ownership filing rules give onboarding teams a concrete requirement to verify.
August 2026Insights
Practical commentary on Kenyan counterparty risk — written for compliance, credit, and procurement teams. Not legal advice; always verify against primary records.
Sanctions and PEP screening: what Kenya's grey-list status changes
Kenya has been under increased FATF monitoring since February 2024. What that status does — and does not — mean for screening.
August 2026Data protection compliance when screening: what the ODPC expects
Screening a counterparty means collecting personal data. Kenya's Data Protection Act does not carve out an exception for KYC.
July 2026Court records in Kenyan counterparty screening
How commercial litigation signals fit into a repeatable onboarding workflow — without turning every file into a manual court search.
July 2026Procurement debarment: what compliance teams should verify
Government-facing vendors carry a debarment exposure that registry searches do not surface. A practical checklist for onboarding.
June 2026Registry checks vs risk screening in Kenya
Why confirming a company exists is necessary but not sufficient — and what to add before you onboard a supplier or borrower.
May 2026Automating refresh screening without losing audit trails
Batch re-screening saves time — but only if every run produces a reproducible, cited file auditors can replay.
April 2026Director networks and hidden exposure in Kenyan companies
Shared directors link companies you thought were unrelated. Why network screening matters for credit and procurement teams.
March 2026Adverse media flags: when headlines belong in onboarding
Not every news mention should block a deal — but some should pause it. How Kenyan compliance teams use adverse media in screening.
February 2026Building a counterparty screening policy in Kenya
How compliance and credit teams define scope, sources, and refresh cadence for Kenyan counterparty screening — without boiling the ocean.
January 2026