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EACC arrest former Tourism CS Najib Balala and five others

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Former Tourism CS Najib Balala. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala and five others have been arrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over the construction of Utalii College, Kilifi Campus.

Confirming the arrest EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak said that Balala was arrested alongside former Tourism Principal Secretary Leah Adda Gwiyo and Joseph Odero West Consult Managing Partner.

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