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Former NBK CEO Munir arrested at JKIA trying to leave country

Immediate former National Bank of Kenya CEO Munir Ahmed.

Nairobi, Kenya: Immediate former National Bank of Kenya CEO Munir Ahmed was Thursday night arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as he tried to leave the country.

Munir who was sacked in April this year from the bank over claims of financial malpractices will be arraigned Friday to face fraud and other charges. Police who arrested him said they had been informed he was fleeing the country and would not return but he told them he was flying to Dubai to visit his family.

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