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Probe: Sh6.6 billion destruction at the centre of probe team split

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i

NAIROBI, KENYA: The looming destruction of a Sh6.6 billion sugar consignment should mercury presence be confirmed is at the heart of the split in a parliamentary committee, The Standard has learnt.

External forces and others within the committee on Thursday continued to block the inclusion of a report by the Government Chemist that confirmed traces of mercury in tested samples in Nairobi and Bungoma counties.

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