Governor clashes with assembly over debate on graft report

Laikipia County Assembly speaker Patrick Waigwa (left), Majority Leader Peter Thomi (centre) among Members during the press conference where they expressed displeasure over Governor Ndiritu Muriithi's accusation that they failed to debate auditor general's report on 2014/215 and 2015/2016 financial years. [Jacinta Mutura/Standard]

The county assembly and Executive have clashed after the governor accused the MCAs of failing to exercise their oversight role.

The MCAs protested statements by Governor Ndiritu Muriithi last week that the assembly had failed to scrutinise and debate the audited accounts of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, instead leaving them to gather dust on the shelves.