A parliamentary panel in Kenya has called for the immediate shutdown of Worldcoin's operations in the country until stricter regulations are in place. In August, Kenyan authorities raided Worldcoin’s offices and halted the company’s operations due to data security and privacy concerns.

The panel, in a report released on September 30, accused Worldcoin of continuing to collect user data despite suspension orders in May and August. “The registration of Kenyans by Worldcoin online App is still going on despite the pendency of a court order and other administrative directions halting the same in entirety,” a part of the report read.

The parliament urged Kenyan regulators to take immediate action by shutting down Worldcoin's virtual platforms and launching a thorough investigation into the company, with potential criminal charges being considered. The ad hoc panel of 18 lawmakers urged the Communications Authority of Kenya, the country's ICT regulator to "disable the virtual platforms of Tools for Humanity Corp and Tools for Humanity GmbH Germany (Worldcoin) including blacklisting the IP addresses of related websites."

The panel also called for the suspension of Worldcoin’s physical operations in Kenya until “ there is a legal framework for the regulation of virtual assets and virtual services providers."

The panel's report is scheduled to be presented to the National Assembly for examination and potential approval at a later date.

Worldcoin, which has a significant user base of over 350,000 users in Kenya, constituting around 25% of the project's global user base in July, is also facing regulatory scrutiny in Argentina, France, Germany, and the U.K.