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How KICC broke law in Sh1 billion WTO conference contracts

By Geoffrey Mosoku | 7yrs ago

The KICC and Times Tower in Nairobi. [Photo: Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

State auditors say they have unearthed fraudulent claims worth Sh666,460,683 million out of Sh1 billion pending bills at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.

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