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Fred Matiangi, James Ongwae clash over passage of Kisii county's Sh12 billion budget

ODM leader Raila Odinga with Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi and Kisii Governor James Ongwae (right) at Mwongori Secondary School in Nyamira County on October 22, 2021. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Calls by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi for investigations into the passage of Sh12 billion Kisii county budget has attracted criticism from Governor James Ongwae and a section of local leaders.

On Friday ODM Kisii governor candidate Simba Arati called for investigations into the passage of 2022/23 Financial year estimates alleging that the Kisii county assembly MCAs did not follow the right procedure while debating the estimates.

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