Governors snubbing Senate team now risk arrest

In what is now turning into a circus, governors wrote 'vague' letters to the Senate to explain their absence from committee sessions...

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The Kenyan Senate is poised to issue summonses, potentially leading to fines or arrest, for governors who continue to snub the Senate Public Accounts Committee. This escalates the conflict following numerous no-shows by county chiefs.

Up to KSh500,000 fine and/or a warrant of arrest for defiant governors.
The Senate Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Senator Moses Kajwang.
Governors cite reasons like being out of the country or "unavoidable circumstances," while the Council of Governors claims issues of extortion and intimidation by committee members remain unaddressed.

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