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Judiciary on the spot over Sh100m court

Embu East deputy county commissioner’s office that was built at a cost of Sh29million only. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU]

EMBU COUNTY: A parliamentary committee has questioned the millions of shillings that the Judiciary allocated for building seemingly prefabricated courtrooms in various parts of the country.

Speaking when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) team led by the vice-chair Cecily Mbarire toured a courtroom under construction in Runyenjes, the House team promised to invite experts to do a valuation of the buildings and explain the exorbitant costs.

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