Did Uhuru team pay Sh6 billion for air in Telkom deal?

Mobile phone subscribers queue at Telkom house, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The controversy over the rushed payments for the government acquisition of Telkom Kenya has deepened after it emerged that Jamhuri Holdings is still the majority shareholder even after it was paid Sh6.091 Billion last year.

Solicitor General Ken Ogeto on Tuesday told a joint parliamentary committee that the shareholding of Telkom Kenya was still in the hands of two companies registered in the Cayman Island and Mauritius seven months after the government purchased the shares.