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Anxiety as EACC raids Migori and Homa Bay counties

6 out of 11 Migori county officials arraigned in court before senior resident Magistrate Richard Odenyo on August 16, 2018 over alleged corruption. [Caleb Kingwara/Standard]

Fear has gripped officials in two counties after a raid by anti-graft officers netted 11 senior staff suspected of corruption and abuse of office.

The arrests in Homa Bay and Migori were the culmination of months of investigations into how the officials allegedly abused their powers in awarding tenders and misappropriated public funds running into millions of shillings since 2014.

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