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Yes, we erred in clearing Waiguru, admits EACC

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Philip Kinisu (left) and CEO Halakhe Waqo when they appeared before Parliament's Justice and Legal Affairs Committee yesterday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/standard]

The anti-corruption agency’s initial clearance of Ms Anne Waiguru has come back to haunt it.

Yesterday, the head of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) conceded that the clearance of the former Devolution CS in relation to the Sh791 million National Youth Service scandal, highlighted the confusion within Government institutions.

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