Worldcoin’s Nairobi Warehouse Raided by Kenyan Police: Local Reports

Kenyan police raided Worldcoin’s Nairobi warehouse and confiscated documents and machines on Saturday, local news organizations reported Monday.

“The officers backed by multi-agency officials went to the offices along Mombasa Road armed with a search warrant and broke in Saturday before leaving with machines they believe stores data gathered by the firm,” media outlet Kahawatungu reported.

The police team took the data to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters for analysis, the reports said.

The raid was reportedly conducted under the supervision of Kenya’s Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait. A representative of the ODPC told CoinDesk they were unaware of any such operation.

According to reports, Kassait said Tools for Humanity, the parent company of Worldcoin, failed to disclose its true intentions during registration.

Worldcoin did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment.

This is a developing story.

Eliza Gkritsi contributed to the story.