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Charles Ongwae, seven others face attempted murder charge over fertiliser

Kebs Boss Charles Ongwae (PHOTO: Courtesy)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Magistrate’s court on Monday charged the head of the state-run standards body, seven other officials and two businessmen with attempted murder for allowing the importation of substandard fertiliser containing mercury.

Kenya has been hit by a series of scandals involving bogus tenders and suppliers that the authorities say led to the theft of hundreds of millions of shillings from government bodies by state officials.

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