Kenya defies US pressure, maintains Worldcoin suspension

Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary said that Kenya has encountered pressure from the U.S. government to lift the suspension on Worldcoin’s activities.

Kenya’s Minister of Interior and National Administration said that the country has rejected a request from the United States government to revoke the suspension of operations for the cryptocurrency project Worldcoin.

According to local media outlet Businessdailyafrica, Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kithure Kindiki, told Parliament that the government will not lift the suspension it imposed in August 2023 on the activities of Worldcoin.

Professor Kindiki said the suspension would remain in effect until assurances of the safety and integrity of financial deals are provided.

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