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When the commission probing a petition to dissolve Makueni County Government resumes today, one thing they are keen to dispense with is the case of a witness who allegedly lied under oath. Before adjourning on Friday, commission chairman Mohamed Nyaoga ordered Wote police to immediately arrest Peter Mwanthi and present him to the commission this morning.
Since Wednesday last week when he testified, Mwanthi, a former councilor has been on the run. During his testimony, Mwanthi told the commission he was representing the interests of Makueni County Amani Association but this turned out to be untrue.
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