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The ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a high-profile operation that led to the arrest of six senior officials from the county government of Busia. Among those arrested are three county executive committee members, Topister Nyati Wanyama, Peter Khasamule Odima Haris, and Paul Olung’a Bartholomew Ekwenye, a chief officer, and two directors, all linked to tenders worth over 1.4 billion shillings, allegedly awarded to 26 proxy companies.
Six Busia officials arrested over KSh 1.4B tender scandal
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