Mombasa tycoon's kin in property dispute

Businessman Shahid Bhutt in a Mombasa court. KEVIN ODIT | NATION

The family of slain Mombasa tycoon Shahid Pervez Bhutt, who owned Modern Coast Express, is still battling for control of his Sh5 billion estate five years after his death.

The bus company was founded in 2007, with operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The late businessman owned over 200 motor vehicles, mostly luxury buses under his bus company, which is still operational. According to court documents, Mr Bhutt had before his death concluded the acquisition of another 29 motor vehicles.

Bhutt’s business empire was partly set up in tax havens, including the island of Jersey.

An astute and hard-working businessman who managed his business empire with a keen eye and steady hand, the tycoon was gunned down in 2014 in Changamwe, Mombasa.

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