Blame game on as banks weigh in

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge addressing the press at his office on March 20, 2018. [Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

Banks claim they are not authorised to block withdrawals of huge sums of money.

Bankers who spoke to The Standard on condition of anonymity said their role ends at passing information on suspicious transactions to the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC).