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Wife of banker facing charges before US court accuses Kenya police, civil society of failing to help her

Dr Leonard Mwithiga at a court in Conneticut, US. [Courtesy]

When an Uber driver allegedly hired by a wealthy Kenyan facing charges before a US court over a plot to kill his wife tipped investigators, they went to interview the woman to understand their fallout.

Her narrative to the US police is an indictment of their Kenyan counterparts. She claimed that despite filing complaints against Dr Leonard Mwithiga, the police never acted.

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