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EACC recovers public land valued at Sh10bn from grabbers in Mombasa

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EACC Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak. [Kelvin Karani,Standard]

The Ethics and anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has exposed a land-grabbing scandal in Mombasa County, where public property worth over Sh10 billion has been illegally acquired by private entities.

On Tuesday, EACC launched a crackdown on the culprits and recovered some of the properties through court orders.

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