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High Court bars Khalwale committee from grilling governors

NAIROBI, KENYA: The High Court has temporarily stopped the Senate from grilling governors on county government finances in a move likely to re-ignite the war of words between Parliament and the Judiciary.

The Senate, which has been grilling county governments over audit queries raised by the Auditor General, was dealt a blow after the court directed that it stops any further summons of county chiefs.

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