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How a trader in Migori mega heist opened secret accounts

Businessman Jared Oluoch Kwaga at a court in Nairobi with former Migori Governor Okoth Obado (right). [File, Standard]

A businessman suspected to have siphoned millions of shillings from Migori County Government opened secret bank accounts using proxies, a court has heard.

Rachael Chepkorir, a former bank manager at Cooperative Bank, testified that they were forced to close seven bank accounts belonging to businessman Jared Oluoch Kwaga after noticing suspicious activities.

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