The discovery of billions of fake currency in US dollars at Barclays Bank, Queensway branch, Nairobi on Tuesday has continued to elicit mixed reactions from different quarters.
Economist David Ndii has expressed his concern after sleuths from the office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) made the discovery.
Ndii questioned how such a huge amount of money could be discovered in fake notes.
He has called for speedy probe into the incident for the sake of the public.
The discovery came after Flying Squad officers pitched tent at facility to probe the syndicate.
“Something is not adding up with these huge fake currency hauls. If there was that much fake currency around, we would be encountering it more frequently in circulation. Could this be a cover for confiscating a certain politician’s cash hoard? Just wondering,” he tweeted.
The officers spent several hours at the facility before they unearthed the fake currency.
It is reported that a client, whose identity has not been revealed, was keeping the same amount in a safe at the bank before the revelation was made.