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Newspaper apologises for corruption advertorial

The newspaper which published the corruption advertorial rendered an apology after widespread public criticism.
Corruption advertorial displayed on Kenya's Daily Nation classified page.

A Kenyan newspaper, Daily Nation, has apologised for displaying a corruption ad in the classified section of its publication.

The advertisement offered an opportunity to interested members of the public to join a corruption cartel that can help them win government contracts without probe.
A BBC reporter who interviewed the advertiser was asked to pay a sum of $500 and the cartel will get him a contract worth $500,000.
Kenya's Daily Nation, which published the advertorial was critisized for displaying it on the newspaper.
This prompted an apology from the popular media institution.

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