Uhuru Kenyatta family's secret assets exposed by leak

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. PIC: MORITZ THIBAUD / ABACA
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. PIC: MORITZ THIBAUD / ABACA

The family of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, that has dominated the country's politics since independence, secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades, according to a huge leak of financial papers.

The Pandora Papers - 12 million files - is the biggest such leak in history.

Mr Kenyatta and six members of his family have been linked to 13 offshore companies.

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