TechFlow news, on October 2, Kenyan parliament members accused Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Eliud Owalo, of misleading authorities with his report regarding Worldcoin's operations in the country.
The ad hoc committee investigating the Worldcoin matter in Kenya stated in a report submitted to lawmakers last Thursday that Worldcoin's activities "constitute espionage and pose a threat to national sovereignty." They have recommended that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations examine two related foreign companies—Tools for Humanity (TFH) Corp and Tools for Humanity GmbH—for suspected illegal operations in Kenya.
The committee, chaired by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, also urged Parliament to harmonize legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency regime in the country. In its findings, the committee noted, "The above statements are inconsistent with the document submitted by the CS on September 11, 2023. In that document, the CS indicated that Worldcoin began collecting data in public spaces from May 31, 2021, and only applied for registration as a data controller in Kenya on August 22, 2022—over a year after launching operations in the country—contrary to the Data Protection Act of 2019."
