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How pending Sh3.7b bills threaten IEBC operations ahead of 2027 elections

IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein at the Witness stand at the Tribunal held at KICD on Thursday, December 22, 2022.[File. Standard].

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has accumulated pending bills totalling Sh3.7 billion, with the majority relating to legal fees arising from petitions following the last General Election.

IEBC CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan disclosed that the pending bills include legal fees amounting to Sh2.1 billion, presidential election petition legal fees of Sh554 million, election logistics with the Postal Corporation of Kenya at Sh299 million, and Sh837 million for various goods and services.

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