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Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's anti-corruption drive has ground to a halt

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) director Twalib Mbarak. © Twitter Account Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission

Public prosecutor Noordin Haji, who is the key figure in Uhuru Kenyatta's high-cost anti-graft drive, is refusing to deal with cases sent to him by the anticorruption commission, headed by Twalib Mbarak, that involve politicians. [...]

Published on 08/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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