Nairobi, Jan. 28 -- Heroin trade and financial crimes ranked Kenya fourth in Africa for cross-border crimes, underscoring how the country's position as East Africa's logistics and financial hub is also turning it into a high-value transit and laundering corridor for organised networks.

Data from the ENACT Organised Crime Index shows Kenya's criminality score rose to 7.18 in 2025, up from 6.14 in 2019, placing it 4th in Africa and 1st in East Africa. The criminality score ranges from 1 to 10, with higher figures indicating acute law-breaking.

Kenya's ranked behind the Democratic Republic of Congo (7.47), South Africa (7.43) and Nigeria (7.32).

Kenya's position reflects the growing sophistication and diversification of criminal markets o...