Treasury CS Ukur Yatani Denies Son was Arrested at JKIA Carrying $4 Million

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has rubbished claims that one of his sons was recently arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). 

Reports circulated on social media by a section of bloggers alleged that Yatani’s son Ibrae was apprehended at the airport on Friday for carrying huge sums of money.

It was alleged that Ibrae was en route to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying four million US dollars in cash.

But in a statement on Sunday, Yatani termed the reports as malicious, saying that they were designed to malign his family's reputation. He also threatened to take legal actions against the bloggers behind the fake news.

"The social media reports by Alai and Nyakundi that one of my sons was arrested at the airport is false, malicious, and utter nonsense.”

“It’s sad to note the extent heartless individuals can go to besmirch an innocent family’s reputation to achieve an end. We shall meet with them in court," Yatani stated.