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Court bars Senate from summoning, issuing arrest warrants against governors

Council of Governors Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi, flanked by Vice Chairperson Muthomi Njuki, addresses the press at CoG office in Westlands, Nairobi, on March 31, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

County governors can now ignore the Senate’s summons and fail to appear if warrants of arrest are issued.

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