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Prison heist: DCI finally launches probe into Sh42 million prisons payroll fraud

DCI probes Sh42 million Kenya Prisons payroll fraud. [iStockphoto]

In a major development, DCI fraud sleuths on Monday officially commenced investigations into the prisons' finance payroll breach that saw a rogue accountant log into the system on December 19, 2025, and initiate transfers of allowances for almost 1,000 officers in a single day

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