The Central Bank of Kenya. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Banks have until November 5th to give Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) full detailed reports of the steps taken to identify and freeze the accounts and assets belonging to the top Sudanese war generals of Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO).
The deadline comes just days after the CBK ordered all banks to identify and freeze accounts and finances assets owned by the top rebels allied to SPLA-IO and also the Kenyans associated with the rebels.
SPLA-IO is South Sudans opposition rebellion that broke from the government in 2013 following the difference between the President Salva Kiir and his vice Riek Machar~who is the head of SPLA-IO over Machar's unlawful sacking.
United Nations Security Council later termed SPLA-IO as a rebel group after it violated the UNSCR 2206 resolution of 2015 following their continuous involvement in armed conflicts and violation of Human Rights.
“Report to CBK by November 5, on steps taken to implement UNSCR 2206 of 2015 as read together with the successor resolutions UNSCR 2290 of 2016 and UNSCR 2353 of 2017,” said Mr Nyaoma the CBK director for bank supervisions.
The CBK had also asked the bank's Chief executive officers to provide all the accounts before them owned and operated by the six war generals in Kenya either they control directly or indirectly by another person.
Kenya has been acting as the hosts of the Sudan's war since 1993 with the high number of refugees being hosted at Kakuma camp in Turkana and those high-profiles staying in Nairobi's suburbs at posh residential houses.
The CBK directive comes after the Kenyan Banks were accused of allowing million dollars to be transacted by the generals.