Kenyan Government Forms Committee to Investigate Worldcoin Crypto Project
The Kenyan government has formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to investigate the contentious Worldcoin project.
The committee, led by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, has been allocated a 42-day timeframe to investigate the operations of Worldcoin comprehensively. According to local news sources, the objective is to meticulously analyze Worldcoin's activities and deliver its conclusions to the House.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, a pivotal figure in suspending Worldcoin's operations, addressed the House committee, expressing the government's apprehensions regarding Worldcoin's activities involving registering citizens and collecting iris data. Kindiki emphasized that these actions pose significant security threats.
This parliamentary assessment follows approximately three weeks after the Kenyan authorities declared a suspension of Worldcoin's operations. This suspension remains in effect until pertinent public agencies can confirm the complete absence of any potential risks to the general public.
Three weeks ago, Worldcoin's operations in Kenya stopped as the project failed to adhere to government directives to cease its practice of scanning users' irises and taking personal information. In addition to the order from the government, the police conducted a raid on a Worldcoin facility located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, where they reportedly confiscated both documents and equipment.
In addition to facing scrutiny from the parliamentary committee, the Worldcoin initiative encountered outright resistance from various regulatory bodies within Kenya.
The judiciary also intervened, suspending Worldcoin's activities after a legal case initiated by the data commissioner's office.
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