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EACC given powers to demand salary refund

Integrity Centre building that houses the EACC headquarters. [File, Standard]

The anti-graft commission has been given the power to surcharge any senior state officer who overpays their staff.

Justice Esther Maina ruled that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has the power to demand a refund from the state officers if it is established that they irregularly hiked the salaries of employees under their management.

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