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Extortion plot that ruined March 4 poll

By By KIPCHUMBA SOME | Aug. 17, 2013
More than 10 million Kenyans voted in the last election. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

By KIPCHUMBA SOME

Kenya: Anti-corruption authorities are investigating alleged attempts to force a company supplying kits for this year’s General Election to part with a bribe of Sh340 million.

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