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Money-printing cartel finds ‘business’ cooler in lake city

Kisumu MP Ken Obura (top left) has promised to take the matter to authorities
              Kisumu MP Ken Obura (top left) has promised to take the matter to authorities

BY STANDARD ON SUNDAY REPORTER

A major cash counterfeiting scandal has taken root at the lakeside city of Kisumu, with dealers claiming connection to high-profi le politicians churning out paper money that passes for genuine legal tender worth millions of shillings.

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