Kenya: Minister quits in corruption saga

Kenyan Finance Minister David Mwiraria resigned on Wednesday, saying he had been wrongly linked to a multi-million dollar corruption scandal that has rocked President Mwai Kibaki's government. "In order that my name be cleared and to protect the integrity of the president, the government and our country Kenya, I hereby voluntarily step aside," Mwiraria said in a letter to Kibaki that he read to media, as reported by Reuters.