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Kenya's anti-graft boss accuses lawyers and engineers of enabling graft

EACC headquarter in Nairobi

NAIROBI, KENYA: Lawyers, engineers and accountants have been involved in facilitating cases of corruption in the country, the chief executive of the anti-graft commission said on Thursday.

Dozens of government officials and business people are facing charges related to the theft of nearly Sh10 billion ($100 million) from a state agency, the latest in a series of scandals that have come to light in a two-month-old crackdown on corruption.

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