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Asian tycoon in court over threats

The proposed Stage Plaza building in Kisii that is under construction and is at the centre of the controversy. [Eric Abuga, Standard]

The wife of an Asian tycoon has been accused of intimidation over a Sh216m construction.

Mr Harish Kanji Patel, the contractor, claim Kaplana Tailor, together with Donald Collins Odhiambo Akoko, who the court heard had claimed to be a consultant from a local bank, forced him to continue with construction. Patel had stopped work over nonpayment

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