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Shady gold export trade that rivals Goldenberg scam
In what reads like a sequel to the 1990s Goldenberg scandal, another high-level conspiracy between senior Customs officials, local and international wheeler-dealers are scheming to defraud the Government.
By Ben Agina 12 years ago
Shady gold export trade that rivals Goldenberg scam
How two laws made biggest financial rip off possible
The Goldenberg scandal saw the Government have subsidised exports of gold far beyond standard arrangements during the 1990s, by paying the company, Goldenberg International, 35 per cent more (in Kenya shillings) for their foreign currency earnings.
By Ben Agina 12 years ago
How two laws made biggest financial rip off possible
Confusion as lawyers in UK Mau Mau case wrangle
Scramble for compensation of 8,000 Mau Mau war veterans has taken a new twist following a major disagreement between two partners of a firm that had exclusive rights to sign up.
By Ben Agina 12 years ago
Confusion as lawyers in UK Mau Mau case wrangle
Questionable SGR: Inside William Ruto's most expensive project
Business
By Macharia Kamau and Ndungu Gachane
1 hr ago
Kirima children sue stepmother in fresh dispute over his wealth
Crime and Justice
By Kamau Muthoni
1 hr ago
Broiler farming: How farmers can profit from meat chicken keeping
Smart Harvest
By Watsson Messo
1 hr ago
ODM fallout: Delegates meet to seal Sifuna's SG fate
Politics
By Ndung’u Gachane
1 hr ago
From Kigali to Nairobi, Equity Bank hit by a string of heists
Crime and Justice
By David Odongo
1 hr ago
Passenger plane veers off runway at Wilson Airport
National
By Esther Nyambura
1 hr ago