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Showdown looms between senators, governors over county bank accounts

Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka (second left) and Busia Governor Paul Otioma (second right) during Senate Mashinani sitting in Busia County Assembly, on October 7, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Senators want the Controller of Budget, the Auditor General and the Central Bank of Kenya granted access to unauthorised bank accounts operated by county governments.

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