Sunday Express
Date: 01.07.2016
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AVE: 80218.66
Governors risk three years jail
term for defying summons
By Kelvin Majangah
The Senate Public
Accounts and Invest­
ments committee
has warned Govemers of
serious consequences if
they dare ignore'summons
to appear before it.
The consequences
include of a three year jail
term or a fine of Sh5 million
or both, for nonrcompli­
ance according to public
audit law.
Ihe warning came after
the Council of Governors
asked those summoned'
to snub the committees in
protest of the recent public
brawl between Nairobi
Governor Evans Kidero and
Senator Mike Sonko.
Addressing a press
conference at parliament
Buildings, the committee
Kisumu Senator Anyang' Nyong'o, Meru Governor Peter Munya and Siaya Senator James
Orengo.
have appeared before the
members, ledjby chairman
team.
Anyang' Nyong'o who is
also the Kisumu senator,
declared war on defiant
The stand­off between
the lawmakers and the
county chiefs follows the
governors who do not hon­
resolve by the council to
our summonses to shed
light on audit queries raised
by the Auditor General
Anyang' Nyong'o said
governors who choose to
ignore the cojmmittee risk
prosecution, He said all
the 47 counties had audit
queries.
Only 18 county chiefs
ignore the invites until
they are assured of being
handled with respect and
decorum.
Governors had earlier
on said that they will not
appear before the Senate
committees until "the de­
meaning treatment and un­
warranted attacks" on some
of them are addressed.
Peter Munya, the Coun­
cil of Governors chairman,
said some county bosses
were disrespected when
they appeared before the
committee.
"Governors should be
the last resort in the event
junior officers fail to ade­
quately respond to the que­
ries raised by Parliamentary
their displeasure over the
tiff between Governor
Kidero and Senator Sonko
during an inquiry by PAC.
He also took issue with
Prof Nyong'o's insistence
on chairing the grilling
session of his Governor Jack
Ranguma, despite declar­
ing interest in the guber­
natorial seat come 2017.
committees" he said.
Munya also said he had
written to Senate Speaker
Ekwee Ethuro to register
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