IEBC boss Marjan Hussein tells Public Accounts Committee that the legal fees are in line with the advocate remuneration order which "gives the base and not a ceiling.”
He defended the hefty legal bill, saying hiring of external lawyers to represent the Commission in election petitions was approved by the Office of the Attorney-General.
MPs have raised concerns about Sh4.9 billion that the electoral commission owes to some law firms for representation in various election-related petitions and court judgments made against the agency.
This is even as Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Marjan Hussein told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly that the legal fees are in line with the advocate remuneration order “which gives the base but not ceiling.”
