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Ex-Treasury CS Ukur Yatani coerced me into approving billions, says Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o

Dr Margaret Nyakang'o, the Controller of Budget, before the National Assembly Parliamentary Committee on Finance. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A senior state official on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, claimed she was coerced into authorizing payment of billions of shillings on the sunset days of former President Uhuru Kenyatta's term.

Dr Margaret Nyakang'o, the Controller of Budget, shared with the National Assembly Parliamentary Committee on Finance conversations with the former National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani coercing her into making approvals.

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