The untold story of Kenya’s great bank heist that never came to be

Barclays Bank branch, Muindi Mbingu Street, Nairobi. March 2016. [Reuters]

All that was required of Barclays Bank’s security guard was to hand in banking hall keys, keep it a secret and on the day robbers were to carry out what would have been Kenya’s biggest money heist, put on a shocked face just like other employees.

If all had gone well, his compliance was to be rewarded with part of the looted money.