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Senators consider withholding funds from errant governors

A session of the Senate's County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) Chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang on January 26, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Senators are considering a motion to withhold funds from counties whose governors fail to appear before Senate oversight committees to answer audit queries.

The move follows the failure by Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo, Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and Samburu Governor Lati Lelelit to honour summons by the Senate County Public Accounts Committee.

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