VICTOR KIPKOECH

Experienced program management, monitoring, and evaluation professional with over 8 years of experience working in Eastern, Southern, and West Africa. I have also engaged with regional bodies on collaborative research work in the Asia Pacific Region mainly on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance and regulatory programs, and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programs.

• Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
• ACAMS East Africa Chapter

• Pathways to Meaningful, Transparency, Chris Beall, Martin Cocker, Dr. Abbee S. Corb, and Jonathon Deedman, 2023
• Conducting Terrorist Threat Assessment: The Use of New Technologies for Terrorist Purposes, 2023
• Designing National Counter-terrorism Policy Responses to Counter the Use of New Technologies for Terrorist Purposes, 2023
• Guide for Human-Rights Based Approach to Countering Use of New Technologies for Terrorist Purposes, 2023

• Protecting Non-Profit Organizations from Terrorism Financing Abuse: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the Asia Pacific Region, 07/01/23
• Healthcare services utilization among international students in Ankara, Turkey: a cross-sectional study, Masai, Abednego & Güçiz-Doğan, Bahar & Ouma, Polet & Nyadera, Israel & Kipkoech, Victor, 2021
• Peace and Accountability: The Role of the Youth in Strengthening Accountability for Peace, Published on LinkedIn
• An Analysis on the Legality of Intervention for the Protection of own Nationals in a Foreign State/ territory, Published on LinkedIn

• National Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment for Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs), and Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers (VA/VASPs) - 02/01/21 to Present.

I have successfully led the process of conducting National Terrorism Financing Risk assessment for NPOs and for VA/VASPs in countries across Eastern and Southern Africa. Mozambique TF Risk Assessment for NPOs was concluded in 2024 and the country applied for FATF re-rating. Kenya's TF risk assessment of NPOs was concluded and the report launched in December 2024. Currently, I am leading the TF risk assessment for Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers in the United Republic of Tanzania.

• Countering the Financing of Terrorism in the Greater Horn of Africa - 02/01/21 to Present.

Technical assistance and capacity building program with Djibouti, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda to strengthen risk-based supervision, FIU capacities, and criminal justice capacities to detect, combat, and prevent terrorism financing, as well as bolster inter-agency and regional cooperation.

• Research on the Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of FATF Recommendation 8 and Immediate Outcome 10 in the Asia Pacific Region (APG) - 01/01/22 to 11/01/23.

This research is undertaken in collaboration with the APG secretariat, and it aims to identify successes, challenges, and lessons learned in the implementation of measures to protect Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) from terrorism financing abuse, in line with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 8 and Immediate Outcome 10.

• Advancing AML/CFT Capacities in Djibouti, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda - 02/01/21 to 09/01/25.

Technical assistance and capacity building program to strengthen AML/CFT frameworks and compliance in Djibouti, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, with a focus on financial investigations, and risk-based supervision of virtual assets (VA) and virtual assets service providers (VASPs) in line with FATF Recommendation 15.

• Kenya National Awareness raising course on CVE in Prisons - 02/01/21 to 10/01/23.

The Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons (CVE-P) Program in Kenya aims to improve prison staff understanding of the challenges posed by violent extremism within prisons, and how they can contribute to managing and addressing it effectively. The program will deliver the CVE-P Awareness Raising Course to all prison staff across Kenya's eight regions through a training-of-trainers process and coordinated national rollout.

• I have successfully led the process of conducting National Terrorism Financing Risk assessment for NPOs and for VA/VASPs in countries across Eastern and Southern Africa. Mozambique TF Risk Assessment for NPOs was concluded in 2024 and the country submitted for FATF re-rating. Kenya’s TF risk assessment of NPOs was concluded and the report launched in December 2024. I am currently leading the TF risk assessment for Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers (VA/VASPs) in the United Republic of Tanzania.
• I oversaw the implementation and delivery of the Countering Violent Extremism in prisons program that trained over 30000 (93%) prison officers across all stations in the country on CVE, Mandela rules, and handling violent extremist offenders.
• Trained Uganda's Financial Intelligence Unit's newly recruited analysts. Trained on strategic and tactical analysis and the use of Financial Intelligence in an investigation and ultimate successful prosecution.
• Currently managing Nigeria's AML/CFT technical assistance program that trains government agencies on Financial Investigations, use of OSINT, collecting battlefield evidence, cross border currency transfers and targeted financial sanctions.