Lake Basin mall seeks Sh4bn State bailout to avoid auction

Lake Basin Mall in Kisumu. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA), which owns one of the largest shopping malls in the western Kenya, is seeking a Sh4 billion State bailout to save the property from the auctioneer's hammer.

The firm says delays to repay the Sh2.5 billion loan borrowed from Co-operative Bank has accumulated an estimated Sh1.5 billion in interest since 2016.

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