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County Secretary shifts blame in Sh5.3 million taxation fees dispute

Mombasa County Secretary Francis Thoya. [File, Standard]

Mombasa County Secretary Francis Thoya has distanced himself from the failure by the county government to pay over Sh5 million accruing from taxation of 37 court matters.

A lawyer, Charles Opulu accused him and Chief Officer Finance Aisha Abdi of declining to pay the debt as ordered by the court. However Thoya told Justice Eric Ogola that his office had no role to play in payment of money owed by the county to any party.

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