Kenya&#39;s anti-graft chief resigns
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Nairobi - Kenya&#39;s fight against corruption suffered a blow on Monday after the chairperson of the new Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (KACC) resigned in protest at interference in its affairs by President Mwai Kibaki.
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Tanzania's prime minister tenders his resignation after being implicated in an energy deal corruption scandal.
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Kenya's opposition leader demanded Saturday that the president resign and new elections be held, dropping a conciliatory stance that had brought hope for a political settlement to end weeks of postelection violence.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian has resigned as chairman of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to take responsibility for an election setback.
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The new secretary general of the Organization of American States resigned yesterday because of accusations that he took a bribe in 2001 while president of Costa Rica.
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Kenya's leader reshuffles his cabinet, after heavy UK pressure to tackle high-level corruption.
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Diplomats, newspapers and lawyers express their regret at the resignation of the man in charge of Kenya's fight against corruption.