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Amos Wako

Kenyan lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Kenya and later as Senator for Busia County.

Is Amos Wako sanctioned?
Listing statusListed
StatusListed by 1 jurisdiction: United States.
CountryKenya
Verified26 Oct 2026
Latest notice20 Nov 2019

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

USUnited States

Listed
Authority
US Department of State
Instrument
Section 7031(c), Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Listed
18 Nov 2019
Scope
Ineligible for entry into the United States
Notes
The State Department stated it designated him due to his involvement in significant corruption; reporting linked this to his tenure as Attorney General. His wife and son were also publicly designated. No public revocation found.

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Instruments and notices

  1. SecondaryAmos Wako and his family banned from visiting the USNairobi News (Nation Media Group) · 19 Nov 2019
  2. SecondaryFormer Kenya's Attorney-General Amos Wako, family banned from USThe Citizen (Tanzania) · 19 Nov 2019
  3. SecondaryUS bans Wako, wife and son over graftThe Standard · 19 Nov 2019
  4. SecondaryEx-Kenyan Attorney General on US BlacklistOCCRP · 20 Nov 2019

Entry history

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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