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Swazuri, Railways boss arrested over SGR land compensation

NLC chairperson Mohamed Swazuri at a past function. (File, Standard)

The anti-graft war claimed another batch of culprits as top officials at the National Land Commission (NLC) and the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) were arrested in the wee hours yesterday morning over corruption allegations touching on the Standard Gauge Railway.

NLC chairperson Mohamed Swazuri and KRC Managing Director Atanas Maina were whisked off from the privacy of their plush homes in high drama before being locked away at Integrity Centre to record statements over the accusations leveled against them.

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