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IEBC paid lawyer Ahmednasir Sh40 million in presidential petition

Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi. [GEORGE NJUNGE, STANDARD]

The electoral agency paid Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi Sh40 million in the 2013 presidential election petition, higher than what the commission paid its lead counsel.

This even as it emerged that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) paid 14 law firms a total of Sh380 million to handle the presidential case filed by Opposition leader Raila Odinga challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first term win.

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