The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is conducting vetting and approval hearing for Naphtaly Kipchirchir Rono, the nominee for the position of Director General of the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC).
Rono’s vetting comes at a critical time when Kenya is intensifying its efforts to strengthen its financial integrity and combat international financial crimes having been grey listed twice in 2010 and 2024 respectively.
Committee Members chaired by Molo MP Kuria Kimani, are seeking to know from him how he can leverage on his past professional and academic experience to deliver on the mandate of this position, especially with regard to helping the country combat terrorism financing and money laundering.
In his response, Rono told the Committee that while serving in the counter terrorism space, he “previously helped Kenya get delisted from the grey list-which designates countries with strategic deficiencies in combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.”
The nominee who is currently serving as Deputy Director, Counter Intelligence, at the National İntelligence Service (NIS) is an advocate of the High Court, and holds a Bachelor of Laws from that University of Nairobi and a Master of Laws in İnternational Financial Law and Regulation.
In December 2025, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi nominated lawyer Rono, as the next Director General of the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) to replace his spy colleague Saitoti Maika, who has served his full term.
“The Cabinet Secretary conveys that in exercise of powers conferred by section 25(2) of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap. 59A, he has nominated Naphtaly Kipchirchir Rono for appointment as the Director-General of the FRC, and now seeks the approval of the House,” House Speaker Moses Wetang’ula announced.
If approved by MPs, Rono will be tasked with the responsibility of addressing concerns raised about Kenya’s financial transactions that have left the country on the grey list despite key reforms.