Political brokers behind gold scam, says Deputy President

Deputy President William Ruto receives donations during a fundsdrive for Bumula constituency women groups at St. Jude Muanda R.C Primary School in Bungoma county on May, 19, 2019 (Benjamn Sakwa, Standard)

Deputy President William Ruto has claimed that Opposition political brokers are behind the recent fake gold scam that has hit headlines in the past one week.

Speaking in Muanda, Bumula Constituency yesterday, Dr Ruto said those behind the scam that is likely to put the country in a diplomatic showdown with the United Arab Emirate's royal family, were well-known people that had been in politics.