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The old Sh1,000 banknotes will cease to be legal tender by October 1 while the other new notes will continue circulating alongside the old currency note. [File, Standard]
The Government is rushing to seal all the gaps being exploited by money launderers to clean their ill-gotten wealth held in the soon-to-be phased out Sh1,000 banknotes.
Investigators are reported to be focusing on Forex Bureaus with authorities fearing that their lax know-your customer (KYC) guidelines are granting money launderers a field day as the October 1 deadline looms.
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