Relatives and employee charged with stealing Sh9b from Mombasa Tycoon

FROM LEFT: Lawyer Cliff Ombeta with his clients Zein Mohamed Ahmed, Zahirabbas Khaku and Aweys Ahmed Mohamed at the Mombasa Law Courts yesterday, when the three denied seven accounts of forgery. [Photo: Kelvin Karani/Standard]

Relatives and a former employee of the late Tahir Sheikh Said (TSS) have been charged with stealing Sh9 billion.

TSS, one of Coast’s most accomplished businessmen, with vast interests in several towns and countries, died a broken man as his empire slowly collapsed under the weight of huge debts and his children fought each other over inheritance.