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A former Kenyan tourism minister has been arrested and taken to court over corruption allegations. Najib Balala, and other ex-officials, are accused of inflating the cost of a project to build a tourism college. In court, he denied the charge of abuse of office relating to an irregular payment worth $21million (£17million). He is the first former minister to be arrested since William Ruto was elected president last year. Ruto came to office vowing to fight corruption, which has long been seen as a problem in the country.