Terror financing still a threat despite security gains

Cabinet Secretary for Defence of Kenya , Soipan Tuya and Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Secretary General Major General Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi During the launch of training programs initiative for countering terrorism financing and money laundering at the Raddison Blu upper hil , Nairobi on 22nd April 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Despite progress in dismantling terrorist networks, terrorism financing continues to be a critical and persistent challenge.

According to Soipan Tuya, the Cabinet Secretary for Defence, there is an urgent need for international collaboration and capacity building to combat the financial lifelines sustaining terrorism.