Kenya returns 35 kilos of gold, Sh15 million to Tanzania after seizure at JKIA

Security officials carry part of the cargo that was handed to President Magufuli in Tanzania. [Courtesy]

Top Kenyan government officials flew to Tanzania with 35.3 kilogrammes of gold stolen from a bank in Tanzania and handed it back to President Pombe Magufuli.

The officials also handed more than Sh15 million that was recovered from a suspect who was arrested with the gold worth about Sh168 million at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in February 2018.