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President told to reject amendments to EACC law

By Geoffrey Mosoku | Jul. 13, 2015

EACC CEO Halakhe Waqo (left) with his deputy Michael Mubea. The EACC (Amendment) Bill, 2015, recommends that the two be kicked out of office. [Photo David Njaaga/Standard]

Pressure is mounting on President Uhuru Kenyatta to reject the amendments the National Assembly passed in the law establishing Kenya’s anti- graft agency.

Sunday, the Law Society of Kenya, National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), Transparency International (TI) and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) were united in criticising the changes in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill.

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