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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The High Court has stopped the Controller of Budget from releasing funds to pay pending bills in Wajir County.<\/p>\n

This is due to a dispute over who is the legitimate Governor to approve the Ksh2 billion payments owed to contractors and suppliers.<\/p>\n

An interim order on was issued on Monday, September 20, after being informed that impeached Governor Mohamed Abdi and new county boss Ahmed Ali Muktar were actively in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the two conflicting centres of power at the devolved unit, there is a confusion on payment of the pending bills amounting to Ksh2 billion. I therefore issue an interim order that bars payment of the debts and the same shall remain in force until a petition filed by three residents of Wajir county is determined,\u201d Mrima ruled.<\/p>\n

The judge highlighted that the interim order is intended to balance interests of both the county government and the unpaid contractors and suppliers.<\/p>\n

However, the judge declined to stop the execution of the budgetary estimates for development projects as urged by the petitioners.<\/p>\n

“It will be imprudent to stop the entire development budget for 2021\/22 financial year. This will have adverse effects on the operations of the county government. The contestation relates to how pending bills are being paid,” the judge added.<\/p>\n

The judge added that the Controller of Budget had agreed that the budget could be partially stayed.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, September 7, the impeached Governor returned to office on the strength of a court order that he claimed had suspended the impeachment and reinstated him to power<\/p>\n

In the past week, the Abdi stormed the County Government Headquarters in a motor vehicle with the official registration number plates where he stated that he would continue to be the Governor until 2022 when his five-year term ends.<\/p>\n

Muktar was sworn in May after the Senate confirmed the impeachment of his boss over gross violation of the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Condemning the act by the impeached governor to storm in back to the offices, the newly sworn-in county boss noted that his government would not tolerate acts of indecency, unlawful take over and irresponsible assembling that compromises the security of the County Headquarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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