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Watchdog questions bank advances made to tobacco firm

Consolidated Bank advanced cigarette manufacturer, Mastermind Tobacco, more than a quarter of its core capital in breach of banking laws even as it emerges that the bank needs a Sh800 million cash injection to meet its capital adequacy ratio required by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).

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