Ruto-Jacob Juma fallout linked to Sh210b mineral find in Mrima Hills

The late Jacob Juma (L) and Pacific Wildcat Director David Anderson (R) address a press conference in Nairobi while announcing that the Company will undertake mining of nobium and rare Earth minerals in Kwale County. PHOTO:File/Standard]

A Canadian newspaper has linked the fallout between Deputy President William Ruto and slain businessman Jacob Juma to the Sh210 billion mineral find in Mrima Hills.

The Financial Post reported that Juma had convinced the board of the Canadian company – Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp – that he would help it fight corruption and bureaucratic barriers that were being erected by functionaries in the Kenyan Government after the mineral find.