Fresh evidence puts CBK, taxman on spot over Imperial Bank

FROM LEFT: Zulfikar Haiderali Jessa, Nashir Haiderali Jessa, James Jamlick Kaburu and Naeem Ahmed Shah, at the Milimani Law Courts, Naiorbi. They were charged with conspiracy to defraud Imperial Bank and its depositors of about Sh29 billion. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/ STANDARD]

A recorded telephone conversation between senior Imperial Bank officials adduced in court has further reinforced claims of Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) complicity in the Sh34 billion loss.

The conversation, tabled last week through an affidavit of Anwar Hajee, a director at Abdumal Investments Ltd, also ropes in Kenya Revenue Authority officials in the intricate web of cover-up over the years.