Put end to standoff between senators and governors over accountability
The Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee is worried that governors continue to ignore summons to appear before it to respond to audit queries...
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A tense standoff between Kenya's Senate and governors over accountability for public funds is escalating, with governors repeatedly ignoring summons to appear before the Senate's County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC).
- Governors have been given 30 days to comply with summons or face consequences.
- The CPAC, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang, is reportedly frustrated by governors who would rather pay a Sh500,000 fine than face scrutiny over audit queries.
- Concerns have been raised that oversight bodies like CPAC may sometimes overreach their constitutional boundaries, a point raised by the Council of Governors.
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