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- Former Tourism Secretary Najib Balala of Kenya has been charged alongside two others in a large-scale corruption case.
- Balala stands accused of defrauding tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for a hospitality college’s construction.
- Balala has denied the charges.
Kenya’s anti-corruption commission Friday charged the country’s former tourism minister and two others with economic crimes for the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college.
Najib Balala, former principal secretary Leah Addah Gwiyo, and the managing partner of West Consults, John Odero, appeared before Principal Magistrate James Mwaniki in the coastal town of Malindi, where they denied the charges.
Balala is the first high profile person to be charged with corruption under President William Ruto’s administration. The three were released after posting bail.
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