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IEBC to spend big on legal fees as petitions pile up

IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati. [File, Standard]

After spending billions of shillings to conduct the just concluded General Election, the electoral commission is expected to spend more money in legal fees to challenge election petitions.

So far, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has spent Sh2.6b in legal fees in the past four years, a pointer to how election disputes hurt the taxpayer.

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