Kenyan police arrest finance minister on corruption charges, official says

Kenyan police have arrested Finance Minister Henry Rotich after the director of public prosecutions announced he would be charged over a dam scandal, the head of the directorate of criminal investigations told Reuters.

The arrest marks the first time a sitting Kenyan minister has been arrested on corruption charges, in a country where the graft is widespread.

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