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How retired UN boss Haile Menkerios lost Sh320 million to Ruto ally in shady deals

By The Nairobian Reporter | 3mos ago

A retired United Nations official has accused a close ally of President William Ruto’s of conning him out of Sh320 million in a bogus investment scheme allegedly involving Department of Defence (DoD) tenders.

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