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Stephen Tarus, a former assistant minister during the late President Mwai Kibaki's reign, was arrested in Uganda last week on charges of smuggling 13 kilograms of gold into the country using forged documents.
Arrested last week, Mr. Tarus was brought before a Ugandan anti-corruption court on Wednesday to face accusations of falsifying export documents, as stated by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).
Stephen Tarus: Former assistant minister faces 3 years in prison in Uganda
He is expected to answer charges of gold smuggling, fraud and forgery.
Kenya's former assistant minister remanded after being arraigned in Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala.