Kenyan authorities: Worldcoin's actions "constitute espionage and pose a threat to national status"

ChainCatcher news, according to local media reports, a special committee investigating the Worldcoin incident in Kenya recently stated in a report submitted to lawmakers that Worldcoin's actions "constitute espionage and pose a threat to national status," and hopes that the Criminal Investigation Department will investigate two related foreign companies, Tools for Humanity (TFH) Corp and Tools for Humanity (TFH) GmbH, for allegedly operating illegally in Kenya.

These companies are believed to have violated several Kenyan laws, including the Data Protection Act, the Consumer Protection Act, and the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act. The investigation found that neither company appeared in Kenya's business registration service database, indicating a lack of legal authorization to operate in Kenya.

Previous report, in September, the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Interior claimed that U.S. authorities prevented the country from detaining several American citizens who held executive positions in the cryptocurrency project Worldcoin. Alex Blania, co-founder and CEO of Worldcoin, and his chief legal advisor Thomas Scott were among those arrested by Kenyan authorities at Nairobi airport.