Conservationist to head service

Nairobi - Kenya's President Daniel arap Moi yesterday appointed conservationist Dr Richard Leakey to head the country's civil…

Nairobi - Kenya's President Daniel arap Moi yesterday appointed conservationist Dr Richard Leakey to head the country's civil service in an effort to clean up official corruption.

The surprise appointment of Dr Leakey, a former political adversary of Mr Moi who helped set up the opposition Safina party, was accompanied by a big shake-up of the civil service, with several top jobs going to private sector experts.

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