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  • 2021-06-22 (xsd:date)
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  • No, think tank’s webinar on ‘amnesty for economic crimes’ in Kenya not cancelled (en)
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  • On 10 May 2021 Kenya’s Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a public policy think tank, invited its Facebook and Twitter followers to a webinar on amnesty for corruption. But a day later, a Facebook user claimed the event had been cancelled . Does Kenya need an Amnesty Policy for Economic Crimes? the webinar invitation reads. It gives the date as 18 May and the speaker as Dr David Ndii , an economist and public intellectual in Kenya. But on 11 May the invitation was reposted on a public Facebook group with more than 36,000 members – stamped CANCELLED. The user posting it said : David Ndii the Baptist show has been cancelled. He wants the corrupt to walk free and go enjoy their loot. I strongly disagree. Ndii’s call for amnesty for past corruption has been dismissed as impractical and a ruse by the corrupt to keep the loot . But was the IEA’s webinar on the issue cancelled? We checked. Video of webinar On 18 May, the IEA posted : HAPPENING TODAY: What questions do you have about the amnesty policy for Kenya's economic crimes? Our speaker ~ the delectable & influential Dr David Ndii will be on hand to answer your questions starting at 2:30 pm during the session. The day after, the institute posted a video of the full webinar on its YouTube channel , and a link to the video on Facebook . The webinar was not cancelled. (en)
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