The amendment to Section 4A of the Law Society of Kenya Act (Revised Edition 2023) and Section 2 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2009 (POCAMLA), under the POCAMLA (Amendment) Act 2023, formally designates the
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) as a Self-Regulating Body (SRB). The Kenya National Risk Assessment (NRA), conducted between 2021–2022 and updated in 2023, identified the legal sector as posing a high risk for money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF). Law firms and practitioners are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by criminals seeking to conceal illicit funds.
In response, the LSK, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is undertaking a sectoral risk assessment to analyze law firm structures, inherent risks, and existing controls, and to subsequently tailor trainings for our members across all eight (8) Branches. The statistical questionnaire for this important
exercise can be accessed here: Sectoral Risk Assessment Questionnaire
To facilitate this exercise, the Society and UNODC have organized free, in-person, one
day workshops in the following regions:
1. Mombasa (Coast Region) Monday, 29th September 2025 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Bahari Beach Hotel. Click Here
2. Kisumu (Nyanza/Western Region) Tuesday, 30th September 2025 from 8:00 a.m– 12:30 p.m… at Acacia Premier Hotel. Click Here
3. Nairobi (Nairobi Region) Thursday, 2nd October 2025 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Sarova Panafric Hotel. Click Here
NOTE BELOW
• Attendance is free of charge.
• Each workshop is limited to 200 participants (selection will be on a first come, first served basis).
• Each participant will be awarded 1 CPD point upon completion of the half-day workshop.
• Submission of the Sectoral Risk Assessment Questionnaire is mandatory for earning the CPD point.
