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IEBC owes lawyers Sh1.9b, House team told

IEBC Chief Executive Officer Hussein Marjan before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on July 29, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) owes lawyers a staggering Sh1.9 billion in pending legal fees for court representation across the country during the 2022 General Election.

According to documents tabled before Parliament, of the amount, the electoral agency hired lawyers at a cost of Sh569 million to mount a legal defence in a suit filed at the Supreme Court by Opposition leader Raila Odinga challenging President William Ruto's victory.

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