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Uhuru strikes at the heart of illicit financial flows

From left: Narok Governor Samuel Tunai’s wife Sarah, Kajiado Governor Joseph ole Lenku, ODM leader Raila Odinga, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale during the 56th Madaraka Day celebrations at Narok Stadium, yesterday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A surprise masterstroke against graft doled out on the banks of Enkare Narok by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government yesterday struck at the heart of Kenya’s illicit financial flow system and triggered a wave of panic.

The notice to withdraw the old Sh1,000 bank note announced by Central Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge was last evening hailed by economists, pundits and observers as a brilliant and bold move in the fight against entrenched graft.

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