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IEBC chairman Issack Hassan off the hook as court ‘clears’ him in Sh4b procurement scam

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Issack Hassan

KENYA: A Nairobi court has ordered that the name of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Issack Hassan be expunged from a government report that accused him of gross financial mismanagement and administrative negligence during preparations for the 2013 elections.

On May 29, High Court judge Isaac Lenaola ruled in favour of Mr Hassan in regards to the allegations levelled against him by Auditor General Edward Ouko, who had reported that he allowed an interested party into a meeting prior to the procurement of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits in 2012.

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