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Background Check Services in Kenya and Why Evidence-Based Hiring Matters Table of Contents The Cost of Hiring Wrong Understanding Background Checks: Beyond the Basics What makes background checks valuable? The Top Five Essential Types of Background Checks That Matter Most Real-World Impact Examples Peleza: Kenya's and Africa Homegrown Solution to Background Checks Implementing Background Checks Navigating [...]

Kenya Data Protection Act Compliance: HR Guide for Background Checks | Peleza Kenya’s Data Protection Act (2019) completely reshaped how employers collect, store, and use candidate information. For HR professionals, it marked the shift from casual data handling to legally accountable processing. Every copy of an ID, every background check, every email holding a CV, each [...]

The Role of Background Checks in Kenya Today Background Check services in Kenya business environment is evolving fast.  With digital hiring, cross-border trade, and remote work, the need for verified data has never been greater. Organizations now understand that background checks are essential for protecting reputation, ensuring compliance, and making informed decisions. From financial institutions to [...]

From Warning to Wake-Up: Inside Kenya’s FATF Greylisting and the Fight to Protect Integrity The wake-up call: FATF greylisting in 2024 In February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Kenya on its grey list, a public notice that Kenya had “strategic deficiencies” in fighting money laundering and terrorism financing. For financial institutions, this meant [...]