The deadly Dusit D2 attavk revealed a bad trail of blood money in the Country. Investigations revealed how money transfer service MPesa alongside a number of banks were aiding terrorism by okaying dubious transactions.
One of the most affected banks in this regard is the Diamond Trust Bank.
Last week, Diamond Trust Bank’s Eastleigh branch manager Sophia Njoki Mbogo was charged with three counts over the 14 Riverside attack.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, she was charged with failure to report suspicious activity regarding proceeds of crime and anti-money laundering, aiding and abetting commission of a terrorism act as well as failure to report a suspicious cash transaction amounting to Ksh.34.7 million.
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has now launched an indepth investigation on Diamond Trust Bank over suspicious transactions that could be linked to terrorism.
Appearing before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs in Parliament on Monday, the DPP said investigations indicate that Diamond Trust Bank was being used in aiding and abetting terrorism.
Mr. Haji pointed out the case of Diamond Trust Bank, Eastleigh Branch where he said the bank manager failed to do due diligence when one of their customers was withdrawing over Ksh.50 million in a week.
He claimed the bank is notorious in aiding crimes, further stating that the bank failed to provide CCTV footage of withdrawals.
Mr. Haji said security agencies had obtained reliable information showing that some of the money withdrawn from DTB, Eastleigh Branch was channeled to Somalia as well as Syria to fund terror activities including the January 15, 2019 terror attack at 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi.