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February 26, 2026
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Senate–Governors standoff escalates as Kingi calls off planned meeting

Senate–Governors standoff escalates as Kingi calls off planned meeting

Council of Governors holds urgent meeting after Senate Speaker Amason Kingi suspends talks, citing governors’ failure to appear before Senate oversight committees. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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The planned meeting between Senate leadership and the Council of Governors (CoG) has been indefinitely postponed after Senate Speaker Amason Kingi cited "contempt of Parliament" by county chiefs for failing to appear before Senate committees.

  • The meeting was scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026.
  • Governors, led by CoG Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi, previously resolved to suspend appearances before the Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee due to alleged intimidation and extortion by some senators.
  • Speaker Kingi warned that the governors' absence was hindering the review of Auditor-General reports, with a constitutional deadline of March 31, 2026 approaching.

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