
A High Court judge in Kenya has ordered the shareholding structure of Nightigale (EA) Limited, the firm behind a Sh15 billion fibre-optic programme, to be referred to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, removing the Attorney-General's protection over the deal. According to Kenya Insights, the ruling reopens scrutiny of businesswoman Mary Wambui Mungai, whose record reportedly includes a collapsed Sh2.2 billion tax case, a Sh9.8 billion KNTC rice and edible-oil contract, and an Sh8.267 billion bank default affecting her flagship hotel.
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