Kenya: Ex-NSSF Manager Handed 14-Year Sentence Over Fraud

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Kenya: Ex-NSSF Manager Handed 14-Year Sentence Over Fraud

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Investment manager Francis Zuriels Moturi has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over Sh1.6 billion corruption at the institution.

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