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National Bank under microscope as Kenya steps up sector clean-up

Six executives of a Kenyan bank sent on leave last month pending an internal audit face questioning by police on Monday, as authorities respond to persistent concerns about the health of the country's banking sector.

The board of mid-sized National Bank sent chief executive Munir Ahmed and five others on compulsory leave in late March, warning on 2015 earnings after bad loans mounted. Ahmed at the time called the board's response an overreaction.

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