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Mbarire throws Wambora under the bus over Sh1.6b pending bills

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Embu Governor Cecil Mbarire during the bipartisan talks briefing at Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi on October 13, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has blamed her predecessor Martin Wambora over what she termed suspicious Sh1.6 billion pending bills.

Mbarire who appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee in Nairobi revealed that she inherited pending bills worth Sh2.3 billion and only Sh705 million were found to be eligible.

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