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Edward Ouko played by the book to escape dragnet set by juniors

Auditor General Edward Ouko. (Photo: Boniface Okendo/Standard)

Auditor General Edward Ouko escaped the Sh100 million audit vault tender scandal through his choice of words in official correspondence on the matter.

When his deputy Stephen Kinuthia requested his authority to issue a formal Local Purchase Order (LPO) to process payment for the contract on August 26, 2013, Ouko cleverly responded:

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