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Kenyan MPs tear into anti-graft boss for exposing rot in Parliament

EACC boss Halakhe Waqo. [PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]

The collective anger of MPs at the damning exposé on corruption in the august House exploded on the country’s anti-graft czar when he came face-to-face with the lawmakers during the vetting of Cabinet nominees.

The MPs hijacked the session to dismiss the graft report as “shoddy” and said it contained unverified claims indicting them for making fraudulent claims for mileage and allowances. They said they read malice on the part of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.

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