The United States has begun implementing a travel ban on Kenyans implicated in corruption as well as drug trafficking.
Speaking to the Daily Nation, the US Embassy in Nairobi said it has begun revoking and denying visas to corrupt individuals. It also said the persons will be blocked from investing their ill-gotten money in the US.
The move comes a week after a Kenyan delegation led by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji and the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti sought the help of American agencies in fighting corruption during a trip to Washington, DC.
"The Embassy is closely vetting visa applications and revoking the visas of those individuals known to be engaged in graft to ensure corrupt individuals do not have the opportunity to spend their ill-gotten gains in the US,” the US Embassy told the Daily Nation.
The US Department of Justice said it will second a senior prosecutor to the Kenyan government to strengthen the war against graft.
The US also pledged to assist Kenya in the war against drug trafficking and money laundering.
“The US has funded programs to help Kenya’s customs authorities root out smuggling at Mombasa port and expanded US assistance to help Kenya develop new tools to fight money laundering,” said the US Embassy.
During the US trip, Kinoti and Haji met with Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Deputy Director David Bowidich, Head of Public Integrity at the Department of Justice Annalou Tirol and US Deputy Attorney-General Bruce Swartz.
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