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IEBC taken to task over Sh3.8b fees for lawyers

IEBC Chief Executive Marjan Hussein Marjan. [Samson Wire, Standard]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) set aside 85 per cent of Sh4.3 billion in pending bills for the financial year ending June 2021 to settle legal fees.

IEBC Chief Executive Marjan Hussein Marjan, who appeared before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee at Parliament Buildings on Monday, was put to task to explain why the commission had lawyers' fees totalling Sh3.8 billion.

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