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Yatani to controller of budget; I will take legal action

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani and Controller of Budget Dr Margaret Nyakang'o. [File, Standard]

Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has denied claims that he asked the Controller of Budget for Sh15 billion to benefit him and President Uhuru Kenyatta's allies.

Yatani was responding after Dr Margaret Nyakang'o, the Controller of Budget, told the National Assembly Parliamentary Committee on Finance conversations on Tuesday, that she was coerced into making the payment towards the end of Uhuru's tenure.

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