Central Bank of Kenya staff helped Imperial Bank managers loot, directors tell House team

Imperial Bank Chairman Alnashir Popat (right) and Director Anwar Haji when they appeared before the National Assembly's Finance Committee at Continental House in Nairobi yesterday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/Standard]

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) employees have been linked to a scheme to defraud Imperial Bank, which has since been put under statutory management.

Former Imperial Bank Limited Chairman Alnashir Popat, while appearing before the National Assembly Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, also turned up the heat on former Imperial Bank external auditors, PKF-Kenya, who played a role in the collapse of the lender.