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Taxpayers to pick up Sh2.8bn bill for voting out governors
From left, Outgoing Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, Kiambu's William Kabogo and Meru's Peter Munya. PHOTOS | DENNIS ONSONGO / MARTIN MUKANGU / PHOEBE OKALL | NMG
The voters’ decision to send 25 governors home in Tuesday’s election is coming with a Sh2.8 billion bill for the taxpayers in form of sendoff packages prescribed in law.
Each exiting governor is entitled to a gratuity equivalent to 31 per cent of their annual basic pay for every year served.
