Gathungu red flag as counties splash billions on fishy legal fees

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Nancy Gathungu, Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya. 

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County executives and assemblies have raked up more than Sh21 billion in suspicious legal fees, mainly paid to private lawyers and law firms, a new audit has revealed, with Nairobi accounting for the bulk of the expenses.

The report by Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said most of the costs arose from court cases related to unpaid contractor claims, wrongful sacking and irregular purchase practices.

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