Kenya: Governors Suspend All Appearances Before Senate Cpaic, Demand Reconstitution Amid Extortion Claims

Governors to boycott Senate oversight committee over claims of extortion

Governors have suspended their appearances before the Senate's CPAC accusing unnamed members of the oversight body of extorting money from them ahead of scheduled sittings.

Kenya: Governors Suspend All Appearances Before Senate Cpaic, Demand Reconstitution Amid Extortion Claims

NAIROBI -- Governors have suspended all appearances before Senate Committees even as they demanded the reconstitution of the County Public Investment Committee while accusing four unnamed senators of intimidation, harassment, political witch-hunts, and extortion during committee hearings.

Governors seek talks with Senate over oversight committee appearances

The Council of Governors (CoG) has formally requested an urgent engagement with the leadership of the Senate following concerns over the conduct of Senate oversight committees during governors’ appearances. In a letter addressed to Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, CoG Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi said governors were troubled by what they described as escalating cases of harassment, intimidation, political witch-hunts and alleged extortion by some mem…

‘Governors cannot choose the bench’: Kajwang fires back at CoG boycott threat

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 9 – Senate Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) chairperson Moses Kajwang has issued a rebuttal to the Council of Governors’ (CoG) recent threats to stop appearing before parliamentary oversight committees, warning that county leaders cannot dictate the terms of their own accountability. In a statement released Monday, Senate Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) chairperson Moses Kajwang, who is also Homa Bay Senator, condemned the Co…

Governors Boycott Senate Committee Sessions as Standoff Looms

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Governors Boycott Senate Committee Sessions as Standoff Looms County governors have suspended their appearances before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC), after raising strong concerns over what they described as intimidation, harassment and humiliation during oversight sessions. The decision was reached during an ongoing Governors’ Retreat convened by the Council of Governors,…