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Lawmakers quiz Chiloba Sh800m wealth as Githinji fails to explain lack of ambition

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By Josphat Thiong'o | Apr 12, 2024

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Los Angeles Consular-General Nominee Ezra Chiloba during his vetting process before the National Assembly Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee at County Hall, Nairobi on April 11, 2024 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Ezra Chiloba was on Thursday put on the spot over his Sh800 million wealth declaration, and controversial exits from job appointments.

The National Assembly's Defense and International Relations Committee, Chiloba was asked to explain his source of wealth, with the MPs seeking to know how he had amassed the multi-millions shillings worth at the age of 46. The House team also sought to know why "scandals" and claims of financial impropriety seemingly followed him from one job to another.

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