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Kirinyaga MCAs slash Waiguru’s Sh60m legal fees budget to Sh1m

Kirinyaga MCAs renew the political battle with Waiguru as they reducing the legal fees budget

What you need to know:

  • The MCAs said the money allocated to pay lawyers who represent the county government in various court cases is too much.
  • The ward reps vowed to ensure that taxpayers’ money is spent well.
  • Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri's office had been allocated zero funds.
  • The MCAs allocated Sh15.6 million for the deputy governor.

The political battle between Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru and ward representatives has intensified, with the MCAs reducing the executive's legal fees budget from Sh60 million to Sh1 million.

According to the MCAs, the money allocated to pay lawyers who represent the county government in various court cases is too much and it had to be slashed and diverted to the Education department for bursaries targeting needy school children.