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Intrigues into National Youth Service land probe that sent EACC bosses packing

Persistent infighting and protection of powerful individuals, in government and the Opposition, implicated in land grabbing and corruption, led to the disintegration of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), The Standard on Saturday can authoritatively reveal.

Hours after Parliament resolved to send home the commission CEO Halakhe Waqo and his deputy Michael Mubea, it has emerged that investigation into a 5,000 acre parcel of land played a significant role in sealing their fate.

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