Pacific Wildcat Unit Says Evidence Stolen in Kenyan Graft Case
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Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp.’s Kenyan unit said thieves broke into its lawyer’s offices and took evidence that shows Mining Secretary Najib Balala allegedly demanded a bribe before canceling the company’s license.
Cortec Mining Kenya Ltd. accuses Balala of asking for an 80 million-shilling ($914,000) kickback for the company to keep its permit to mine niobium at Mrima Hills in the southeast of the country, according to a July 29 letter sent by Cortec Managing Director David Anderson to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of Kenya. Balala denies any wrongdoing.