Discrepancies in gold trade data between figures provided by Kenyan authorities and those of other countries reveal high levels of smuggling of the precious metal through Kenya, highlighting an emergence of criminal networks using the country as a hub for gold trafficking.
According to data reported by the customs office at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya’s gold exports between 2014 and 2023 were nowhere close to the massive gold imports recorded by a number of countries across the globe purportedly from Kenya.
