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WorldKenyans slam 'politicised' fight against corruption

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Kenyans slam ‘politicised’ fight against corruption

Some Kenyans on Twitter have been expressing their outrage at the level of corruption in the country.

#MtuWetuNonsense (mtu wetu is Swahili for one of us) has been trending, with advocates against corruption saying some Kenyans have made it a habit to seek cover from their ethnic communities when found to be corrupt.

Read: Tanzania should stop banning newspapers – HRW

This, they say, is hindering the war against graft.

The latest high-profile graft scandal in the East African nation involves the payment of about $208m (£158m) for two phantom dam projects.

 

Source: BBC 

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