Cabinet Secretary ministry of tourism and wildlife Najib Balala addressing the public during the reopening of the hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Kenya’s anti-corruption commission Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, charged the country's former tourism minister and two other officials with economic crimes for the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college on the East African coast. Balala is the first high profile person to be charged with corruption under President William Ruto’s rule. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)
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