Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has revealed that Worldcoin used a different company registered in Kenya to collect data from Kenyans.
Speaking on Wednesday, August 9 during a plenary sitting at the National Assembly, the Interior CS noted that the process was largely managed by Kenyans.
“This entity appeared to have carried its operations through a Kenyan agency. Although the company had been registered as a controller of data, the actual operation of harvesting and processing data seems to have been coordinated by a properly registered business owned and managed by Kenyans,” said Kindiki.
The Interior CS maintained that the fact Worldcoin officials visited Kenya implies liability on their part whether the entity was involved directly or not.
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Kindiki noted that the government has frozen the movement of any individual associated with the Wolrdcoin activities in the country.
“We have frozen the movement of any person whether Kenyan or foreign associated with that activity. We are using our legal instruments and mutual legal assistance to ensure those people as likely to be the case will be held accountable.
“Some of them especially the local ones have recorded testaments and we will also be requesting the surrender of those outside our territory so that they can also record statements,” Kindiki added.
The Interior CS appeared at the National Assembly alongside ICT Eliud Owalo to respond to MPs’ concerns on the operations of Worldcoin in Kenya.
