Kenya: Senate Watchdog Committee Summon Governor Njuki Over Mysterious Walkout From Audit Hearing

Kenya: Senate Watchdog Committee Summon Governor Njuki Over Mysterious Walkout From Audit Hearing

Nairobi -- The Senate's County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) is moving to forcibly summon Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki after he abruptly vanished from Parliament moments before facing Senators over damaging audit queries, in what lawmakers described as a blatant act of contempt and an attempt to evade accountability.

Drama at Parliament as Governor Vanishes Ahead of CPAC Grilling

Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki Monday abruptly disappeared from parliament moments before facing the Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) over audit queries. Governor Njuki was scheduled to answer questions on the management of public funds during the 2024/25 financial year. However, as the hearing was about to begin, he walked away from Parliament under unclear circumstances. Attempts by parliamentary orderlies to locate him a…

Muthomi Njuki: Confusion as Tharaka Nithi governor flees parliament ahead of audit queries

Governor Muthomi Njuki dismissed accusations of fleeing accountability amid confusion over his absence for Senate committee questioning on county expenditure.