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Lobby moves to streamline Chamas

By NICHOLAS WAITATHU

In 1997, a group of 29 wealthy businessmen, mostly from central Kenya formed TransCentury. It started off as a simple investment vehicle commonly referred to as  chama. The tycoons had vitality and each of the 29 was to bring to the table Sh1 million each. They had ambition.

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