Why Kenya’s super rich prefer to set up trusts in Mauritius

Aerial view of Port Louis, Mauritius island.

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For Kenya’s affluent class, protecting legacy wealth increasingly means looking beyond the country’s borders, often to offshore jurisdictions.

For decades, the ultra-wealthy have relied on foreign destinations to safeguard their fortunes through various structures, including trust funds. Jersey, the Isle of Man, and the British Virgin Islands once dominated this map of financial secrecy.

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