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In 2014, the Kenyan government paid Sh. 705 million to Universal Satspace, a Delaware-registered company, following a lawsuit the firm had filed in London over a longstanding contract dispute. This payment, the Government said, was necessary to facilitate further borrowing in the form of a Eurobond. #AngloLeasing

Anglo Leasing, a synonym for grand theft in Kenya, is a scandal that is still very much alive, spanning two decades and two administrations, with billions in shady deals siphoning public finances into unknown accounts. While some of the original suspects have been charged and acquitted, others were never held accountable. Coming soon, #AngloLeasing: The Scandal That Won’t Die, produced by Africa Uncensored in partnership with OCCRP, uncovers some of the characters involved in a series of heists through a complex network of companies, banks, and transactions that significantly added to Kenya's debt, with no results to show for it.