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Bungoma wheelbarrow procurement team put on defence

One of the wheelbarrows that was at the centre of the procurement saga. [Chrispen Sechere, Standard]

A court has ruled that seven people facing corruption charges relating to the procurement of wheelbarrows for the county have a case to answer.

Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng’ put the suspects, who were members of the tender committee that oversaw the procurement, on their defence after the prosecution closed its case citing fraud in the inflated wheelbarrow prices.

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