{"id":193336,"date":"2023-08-04T10:49:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T07:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=193336"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T07:49:46","slug":"kenyan-government-reveals-the-kenyans-behind-worldcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/kenyan-government-reveals-the-kenyans-behind-worldcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Government Reveals The Kenyans behind Worldcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenyan government has revealed new details about Worldcoin, a company that has been collecting eye scans from Kenyans in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens.<\/p>\n<p>The government has said that Worldcoin is not a legal entity in Kenya and that it has not been authorized to operate in the country. 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