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Absa Kenya credit manager denies bribe and data leak in US$11.5m data breach suit

In the ongoing data breach suit at the High Court in Mombasa, in which transport firm New Mega Africa Ltd is seeking Sh1.5 billion (about US$11.5 million) from Absa Bank Kenya over its alleged mishandling of a 2021 loan restructuring and leaking of the firm's confidential financial position to third parties, Absa corporate credit manager Wycliff Makori testified as reported on Friday 9 October 2026. Makori admitted personal M-Pesa payments from New Mega Africa director David Abai but denied any bribe and denied sharing the firm's statements; he said an internal Absa investigation found no wrongdoing. Absa denies all allegations, including data leakage, sabotage and bribery, and has asked the court to dismiss the suit. No judgment date has been set.