Inside the collapse of an African construction giant

Spencon was once one of the largest construction firms in East Africa. After years of financial trouble, two highly-paid British bosses were brought in to save it, but 18 months later the bosses had fled and hundreds of Africans had lost their jobs. An Africa Eye investigation reveals the inside story of how Spencon went bust.

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(Photo: Assitant Mechanic Wycliffe Ochieng, who once used to work for Spencon. Credit: BBC)