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Senate seeks to starve counties of funds if governors snub summons

A previous joint Parliamentary sitting. [File, Standard]

A motion that intends to address the persistent snub of summons by committees will be tabled before the Senate.

Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang said that some Cabinet Secretaries and governors have skipped Senate committees several times giving flimsy reasons since they know that the much that can be done is being fined Sh500,000 which might be petty cash to them.

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