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EACC denies going after Ferdinand Waititu for backing Ruto

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu leaves EACC offices in Nairobi on May 28, 2019. [David Njaaga, Standard]

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has denied claims by former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu that he is being persecuted for supporting President William Ruto.

The commission has instead insisted that the former governor, his wife and their companies cannot explain their wealth worth Sh1.9 billion, which should be forfeited to the State for being proceeds of corruption.

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