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Officials to face law over hefty bribe by UK company

The anti-corruption agency has said it will pursue former top managers of the defunct Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) involved in the 'chicken' scandal.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) swung into action after the conviction of two officials from British firm Smith and Ouzman Ltd for corruptly agreeing to make payments to officials of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's (IEBC) predecessor, IIEC, and Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) in order to win tenders.

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