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Joho empire threatened as audit queries hit family port business

Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

The business empire of the family of former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has come under threat following the cancellation of leases and contracts worth billions of shillings linked to the port of Mombasa.

The Sunday Standard yesterday obtained a report by the Auditor General questioning the contract between the Joho family's flagship company, Autoports Terminal Limited (APTL), and Kenya Railways Corporation (KR) for the transportation of cargo by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

In the special audit report dated August 10, the OAG said the contractual agreement was not transparent and could expose the government and taxpayers to litigation risks.