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How Ciku Muiruri’s Sh528,000 deal turned a hoax

Nairobi, Kenya: An enviable sponsorship to have celebrity radio personality and writer Ciku Muiruri's daughter attend an international conference in the United States has turned scandalous, MondayBlues has learned.

The offer, which Upstream Group had promised to sponsor Erica Njeri to the tune of USD 6000 (Sh528,000) for the Global Young Leaders conference that kicks off today backfired, and ironically left Ciku chasing after her cash from the man who was brokering the deal.

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