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Kenya ranks fourth in Africa for organised crime, money laundering, tops East Africa

Kenya ranks fourth in Africa for organised crime, money laundering, tops East Africa

Kenya has been ranked fourth in Africa for organised crime and money laundering, according to the 2025 ENACT Africa Organised Crime Index, showing the country’s growing exposure to illicit financial flows, drug trafficking, and cyber-enabled fraud.

The report places Kenya behind only the Democratic Republic of the Congo (7.47), South Africa (7.43), and Nigeria (7.32), with a criminality score of 7.18 out of 10.

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