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Procurement officers must go through lie-detecting machines, Uhuru orders

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chief of Defence Forces Samson Mwathethe at Kinoru Stadium in Meru during the 55th Madaraka Day celebrations. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]

All government procurement officers must pass lie detector tests and fresh vetting by June 30. President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered today.

He was addressing the nation from Kinoru Stadium, Meru town, where he presided over the 55th Madaraka Day celebrations which rotate from county to county.

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