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Anti-graft agency can't extricate itself from ODPP's grip easily

Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) offices at the Intergrity centre in Nairobi . September 4th,2020. [File,Standard]

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and some legislators, recently, renewed calls to grant it prosecutorial powers.

Incoming CEO Abdi Ahmed Muhamud wants EACC to investigate and prosecute economic crimes exclusively, without direction by the Office of Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP).

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