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Governors in Kenya warned on illegal loans

Intergovernmental Technical Relations Committee (ITRC) Chair Karega Mutahi. Governors who borrow funds externally without the approval of county assemblies and the National Treasury will be prosecuted. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Governors who borrow funds externally without the approval of county assemblies and the National Treasury will be prosecuted.

According to the Senate, Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA), Treasury and the Intergovernmental Technical Relations Committee (ITRC), any borrowing secured by governors without following procedure is illegal.

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