Kenya is considering a new legal framework to register and disclose foreign agents, lobbyists and foreign-funded activities. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the move would strengthen transparency and protect the country’s national interests. Speaking in Nairobi at the Fifth Nairobi Caucus on Protecting Critical Infrastructure Systems and Public Spaces, Mudavadi said the proposed framework would enable Kenya to better understand and monitor foreign influence while ensuring legitimate international partnerships and cooperation remain protected. “Ultimately, a nation that understands the foreign forces shaping its decisions is a nation that safeguards its sovereignty,” Mudavadi said. The announcement came as the Prime Cabinet Secretary warned that terrorism was evolving beyond attacks on conventional security targets to increasingly sophisticated assaults on telecommunications, transport, energy, digital systems, public spaces and other infrastructure critical to national survival. Mudavadi said Africa had become the global epicentre of terrorism, with the Horn of Africa facing particularly acute risks. He warned that the convergence of violent extremism, prolonged conflicts, weakening state institutions and geopolitical instability could further worsen the security situation in the region. Election rallies could become terror targets With Kenya moving towards the 20...
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