Moldovan firm deletes leaked data as watchdog starts probe

The far-reaching leak gave the public a sneak preview into the multi-billion-shilling estates controlled by some of Kenya’s prominent families.

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The Moldovan firm that leaked sensitive business dealings of prominent Kenyans has deleted the information from its site as the data protection watchdog investigates the breach, exposing the State companies' registrar to fines and compensation.

B2bhint, a Moldovan business intelligence firm, retracted all information it had stealthily accessed from State-owned Business Registration Service (BRS) of significant shareholders in registered firms—including the families of President William Ruto and first President Jomo Kenyatta, and several other prominent investors.

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