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Report says over half of county's pending bills not genuine

Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

Only 42 per cent of the Sh2.1 billion being claimed from Embu County as pending bills are genuine.

A team picked to audit the bills says Sh422 million was not supported by any documentation, while Sh419 million projects had been abandoned or had not started at all.

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