Wealthy Kenyans stash Sh96bn in Swiss banks

President Uhuru Kenyatta with his Swiss counterpart, Alain Berset, in Nairobi last week. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU | NMG

Money stashed by rich Kenyans in Switzerland banks rose last year even as pressure against financial secrecy by Swiss and Kenyan authorities mounted.

The total amount went up 4.3 per cent to Swiss francs 950 million (CHF) or about Sh96 billion last year from 911.4 million or about Sh92.1 billion in 2016.

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