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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
How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
Opinion
By Isaac Kalua Green
25 mins ago
Recycled tax relief and politics of pretence to hoodwink voters
Opinion
By Gitobu Imanyara
45 mins ago
Women, children eat wild leaves as biting drought persists
Environment & Climate
By Josphat Thiong'o
45 mins ago
Why have we prioritised the wrong projects?
Opinion
By Mutahi Mureithi
1 hr ago
Why State must engage Russian envoy urgently
Opinion
By Thomas Musau
1 hr ago
Injectable PrEP: New relief in preventing HIV infections
Health & Science
By Mercy Kahenda
2 hrs ago