The troubled former Kenyan minister behind a gold smuggling ring that potentially costs Uganda Shs 52.2 bn in tax revenue a year

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Harvests rarely come this big. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently netted a big fish: a former Kenyan minister, Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, for smuggling 13 kg gold and potentially costing Uganda $30,000 (Shs 113 million) in revenue. Kipkiyeny was detained following an investigation that uncovered his involvement in an illegal gold smuggling operation, leading to substantial financial loss