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Portland Cement MD appointee now in court on forgery charge

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Businessman Bruno Oguda Obodha, before Mavoko Law Courts, Machakos county, on April 14, 2025. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Businessman Bruno Oguda Obodha, who had previously been appointed by President William Ruto to be managing director of East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), has now been charged with fraud.

Obodha was on Monday arraigned in Mavoko Law Courts, Machakos County, before Senior Principal Magistrate Derick Kuto to take a plea on six charges.

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