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Anti-corruption activists have warned that “unduly lenient” sentences for corruption suspects are hampering efforts to fight the vice.
Transparency International Kenya executive director Samuel Kimeu and National Civil Society Congress President Morris Odhiambo said the war on graft risks being lost in the absence of stern deterrent measures. “The rate of convictions for corruption suspects is nearly zero. Even the few cases that have been decided, the full implication of the law has not been applied. We are not having enough prosecutions and convictions,” said Mr Kimeu.
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