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Wetang’ula warns governors of criminal sanctions over snubbing parliamentary committees
CountiesCurrent UpdatesGovernance and Opinion

Wetang’ula warns governors of criminal sanctions over snubbing parliamentary committees

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has warned governors that they risk criminal sanctions if they continue to snub appearances before parliamentary committees. He said the…

byVoiceNews EditorialApril 17, 2026
Counties face mounting pension debt as Senate taskforce flags Sh 115.7 Billion liability
CountiesCurrent UpdatesGovernance and Opinion

Counties face mounting pension debt as Senate taskforce flags Sh 115.7 Billion liability

County governments across the country are under renewed scrutiny following revelations of a massive pension debt burden, with a Senate-commissioned taskforce warning of escalating financial…

byVoiceNews EditorialApril 17, 2026
Senate to grill assemblies over financial irregularities
CountiesCurrent UpdatesGovernance and Opinion

Senate to grill assemblies over financial irregularities

Several county assemblies will be required to appear before the Senate within the next 90 days to explain audit failures and persistent financial irregularities. This…

byVoiceNews EditorialApril 17, 2026
Counties on the spot over Sh32.3 billion pending bills crisis
CountiesGovernance and Opinion

Counties on the spot over Sh32.3 billion pending bills crisis

County governments have been put on notice over the growing accumulation and poor disclosure of pending bills, with a parliamentary committee warning that the situation…

byVoiceNews EditorialApril 17, 2026
Counties faulted over ethnic imbalance, failure to meet PWD hiring quotas
CountiesGovernance and Opinion

Counties faulted over ethnic imbalance, failure to meet PWD hiring quotas

County governments are on the spot over widespread non-compliance with laws on ethnic diversity and inclusion, following findings by a parliamentary committee that point to…

byVoiceNews EditorialApril 17, 2026
CountiesGovernance and Opinion

School feeding programme faces Sh6.6bn shortfall, MPs told

The Bumula MP, Jack Wamboka led-National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has raised alarm over a severe funding shortfall in the school…

byVoiceNews EditorialApril 2, 2026
Sakaja defies Senate, hit with Sh500,000 fine and arrest order
CountiesCurrent UpdatesGovernance and Opinion

Sakaja defies Senate, hit with Sh500,000 fine and arrest order

The Senate County Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Moses Kajwang’, has slapped Johnson Sakaja with a Sh500,000 fine and directed Douglas Kanja to arrest him…

byVoiceNews EditorialMarch 25, 2026
Senate Committee questions Bomet’s handling of Climate Funds
CountiesEnvironment and ClimateEnvironment Developments

Senate Committee questions Bomet’s handling of Climate Funds

The office of the auditor general has raised glaring gaps in the county government of Bomet in the Bomet County Climate Change Fund raising concerns…

byVoiceNews EditorialMarch 23, 2026
Stalled projects, bloated wage bill exposed at Rongo University MPs told
CountiesGovernance and Opinion

Stalled projects, bloated wage bill exposed at Rongo University MPs told

Fresh audit disclosures tabled before the Public Investment Committee on Governance and Education have put Rongo University under scrutiny over budget performance, staffing compliance, delayed…

byVoiceNews EditorialFebruary 18, 2026February 18, 2026
CountiesGovernance and Opinion

Governors call for Senate talks over committee oversight issues

The Council of Governors (CoG) has formally requested urgent engagement with the Senate over concerns regarding the operations and conduct of its oversight committees, with…

byVoiceNews EditorialFebruary 10, 2026

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