Raila slams Senate for overseeing governors

According to Raila, most projects initiated by MPs have been taken over by counties...
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ODM leader Raila Odinga has criticized the Kenyan Senate, asserting that Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) are solely responsible for overseeing governors. Speaking at a joint parliamentary group meeting in Karen, Nairobi, Odinga accused senators of wasting governors' time by summoning them for issues like road projects, which fall under the National Government.
- Raila Odinga stated that oversight of governors is the responsibility of MCAs, not the Senate.
- He pushed for increased funding to county governments and emphasized that Members of Parliament (MPs) should focus strictly on law-making and oversight, not development projects.
- Odinga argued that development should be left entirely to counties, with the National Government confining itself to national programs.
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