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EACC probes graft claims at national blood agency
Blood samples from a past drive organised by the National Blood Transfusion Services (KNBTS). The EACC is investigating alleged graft at the agency.
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What you need to know:
- EACC has written to the NBTS director to facilitate a team of its investigators to carry out the probe expeditiously.
- It has listed eight different documents required to probe an alleged recruitment scam suspected to have taken place on diverse dates between 2018 and 2020.
- At the same time, NBTS is also being investigated by the DCI over alleged illegal selling of blood outside Kenya’s borders.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating allegations of corruption at the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS).
The probe by the anti-graft watchdog comes at a time when NBTS is also being investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over allegations of illegal sale of donated blood outside Kenya’s borders.
