{"id":106424,"date":"2015-04-08T12:30:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T12:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=106424"},"modified":"2015-04-08T12:30:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T12:30:39","slug":"kenya-closes-down-13-somali-linked-money-transfer-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/04\/kenya-closes-down-13-somali-linked-money-transfer-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya closes down 13 Somali-linked money transfer firms"},"content":{"rendered":"
13 money transfer firms believed to be Somali- linked have been shut down by the Kenyan government.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”g8wy3xZOQicRIWgbU0jyYDoFCM005pRh”]Some 86 persons and organizations have also had their bank accounts closed<\/p>\n
Kenya\u2019s Interior Minister is quoted by the BBC as explaining that the closure is to prevent Islamist militants from using the firms to finance terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Somalia al-Shabab bases were bombed<\/strong><\/span><\/a> by Kenyan fighter jets.<\/p>\n These are part of measures being undertaken by the Kenyan government to fight al-Shabab’s insurgency in the country.<\/p>\n This follows an attack at the Garissa University last week Thursday which claimed 148 lives.<\/p>\n Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>to do everything possible to crush the militants.<\/p>\n