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Why EACC backing down on Raila arrest was wise move

A day after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission dropped the threats to arrest CORD leader Raila Odinga, a section of the media reported that the move was prompted by the fear that the action would plunge the country into civil unrest.

Though the media based their reports on sources within the security forces, the timing of the statement could not have passed without raising queries.

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