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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and his Deputy Gladys Boss at the county Hall, Nairobi on October 18, 2022 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
After a week of razzmatazz and a retreat by a parliamentary committee to vet President William Ruto's Cabinet nominees, Kenyan taxpayers have to shoulder the bill. Others will wonder whether the exercise was worth the effort and pain.
The vetting of Cabinet Secretaries, where 17 MPs and the Speaker threw tough-sounding questions cost the taxpayer close to Sh5 million in allowances and a two-night stay at a luxury city hotel charging Sh20,000 a night.
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