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Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero loses bid to stop EACC from investigating his accounts

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has lost a bid to stop Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from investigating suspected illegal transfer of millions of shillings of public funds into his seven bank accounts.

High Court Judges George Odunga, Chacha Mwita and John Mativo ruled that EACC have the power to obtain search warrants to investigate private citizen’s accounts if they suspect the individual is implicated in unlawful swindling of public funds.

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