INVITATION TO LAUNCH OF ‘TALK TO YOUR REGULATOR’ INITIATIVE ON 19 MAY

On Fri, May 16, 2025, 9:50 PM CLINTON ONYIMBO via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I will be attending
> Clinton onyimbo
>
> On Fri, 16 May 2025, 21:47 Innocent Muteshi via KICTANet, <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for the invite,will attend.
>>
>> On Fri, May 16, 2025, 8:39 PM bkimari— via KICTANet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Listers,
>>> Please disregard. Wrong recipient.
>>> Unfortunately, the meeting is already at capacity.
>>>
>>> I sincerely apologise, and will share invites for future events by
>>> CHRIPS.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Kimari.
>>> ——————————
>>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, May 16, 2025 6:52 PM
>>> *To:* Valarie Waswa via KICTANet <[email protected]>;
>>> [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* INVITATION TO LAUNCH OF ‘TALK TO YOUR REGULATOR’ INITIATIVE
>>> ON 19 MAY
>>>
>>> Dear Partner,
>>>
>>> The Kenya non-profit organizations’ Working Group on the Financial
>>> Action Task Force in partnership with the Public Benefit Organizations
>>> Regulatory Authority (PBORA) invite you to the Launch of the “Talk To
>>> Your Regulator” (T2R) Initiative.
>>>
>>> The launch will be a hybrid half-day meeting that will take place on
>>> Monday, 19th May 2025 at Sarova Stanley Hotel, Nairobi from 8:00
>>> am-2:00pm.
>>>
>>> The conference will bring together diverse civil society organisations,
>>> oversight and regulatory bodies, and representatives of financial
>>> institutions and development partners to share insights and debate
>>> critical issues related to oversight and regulation of terror financing
>>> risks in Kenya’s non-profit sector. Discussions will focus on fostering
>>> an enabling environment for non-profit organisations by bridging the
>>> knowledge gaps in the regulatory framework, mitigating their
>>> misapplication and addressing adverse effects on the civic space.
>>>
>>> The timing of this conversation is crucial as the Public Benefits
>>> Organizations Act (PBO Act) 2013 comes into operation, and as the
>>> Government of Kenya works to address deficiencies in its anti-money
>>> laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. Kenya
>>> was grey listed in 2024 following Mutual Evaluation by the East and
>>> Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG). The Financial
>>> Action Task Force (FATF) regional body found that Kenya lacks a clear
>>> strategy for prosecution of money laundering offenses, has not
>>> adequately investigated and prosecuted terror financing, and has an
>>> underdeveloped risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and
>>> countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision. It further
>>> concluded that while Kenya has a large non-profit sector, it is largely
>>> unsupervised and unregulated, hence the risk of terror financing abuse
>>> remains unidentified.
>>>
>>> The Talk to Your Regulator (T2R) Initiative aims to foster stakeholder
>>> collaboration and dialogue to develop actionable strategies for ensuring
>>> risk-based approaches are taken in terror financing oversight and
>>> regulation of the NPO sector. With Kenya now on the FATF’s grey list and
>>> subject to increased monitoring, there is impetus to review the
>>> interrelated factors that have led to an uncoordinated regulatory and
>>> supervision regime in the non-profit sector. Through the T2R, the NPO
>>> Working Group will work to ensure civil society voice and representation
>>> in efforts to revise the NPO regulatory framework. This collaborative
>>> approach will help ensure that oversight and regulation measures are
>>> effective in combating financial crimes, risk-based, and do not disrupt
>>> or discourage legitimate NPO activity.
>>>
>>> Please find attached the Launch agenda and concept note, which outlines
>>> the topics to be discussed and the objectives of the event.
>>>
>>> Please confirm physical attendance by responding to this email or
>>> register using this link if you wish to attend online
>>> us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/l9_8ejKFSPiOh5e3d3sA5g
>>>
>>> For any enquiries about the conference or the NPO Working Group, please
>>> reach out to [email protected] or [email protected]
>>>
>>> We look forward to your participation and collaboration.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Kimari
>>> Programme Manager, Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies
>>>