
According to Kenya Insights, new insider revelations detail a network involving Silas Kinoti of KURA, highlighting a system of family-registered shell companies and connections to political elites in Meru. The report describes a decade marked by stalled investigations and ongoing corruption allegations, portraying a structure of impunity surrounding Kinoti's operations within Kenya's road management.
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