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Civilian team to keep an eye on spy agency

National Intelligence Service Director General Phillip Kameru when he took his oath of office in 2014. [File, Standard]

A High Court order has paved the way for a civilian body to oversight the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

In a judgement exclusively seen by The Standard, Justice Reuben Nyakundi ordered the State to appoint five members to sit on Intelligence Service Complaints Board within 180 days. The board is required to check the excesses of the spy agency,

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