Unclaimed assets hit Sh55bn as owners keep off

Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) Chairman Richard Kiplagat. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

Unclaimed assets have hit Sh54.8 billion, turning the agency into another financial black hole that is aggressively collecting billions of shillings every year but failing to find its owners.

Latest data shows the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (Ufaa) is sitting on the billions in idle cash, shares and dividends and is struggling to reconcile the growing haul to its legitimate owners.

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