Senate considers Stopping funds for counties with unresponsive governors
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) is exploring alternative legal measures to compel governors to appear before Parliament and account for funds allocated to…
Category: Counties
Senate Committee scrutinizes Governor Mwadime’s distressed water sector
The Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee heard testimony from Governor Andrew Mwadime regarding the financial operations of Tavevo Water and Sewerage Company…
Financial crisis at Baringo water utilities blamed on insolvency and inefficiency
Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi led the County Executive before the Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee to address a series of audit queries regarding the county’s three water utilities.
I have paid Sh700M in verifiable pending bills- Governor Ahmed tells Senators
Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has told the Senate County Investments Committee that his administration has made significant progress in settling inherited pending bills, insisting that only verifiable claims are being honoured to avoid plunging the county into further fiscal distress.
Senate summons IG Kanja for contempt of Parliament
A Senate watchdog committee has summoned Inspector General of Police David Kanja over what it describes as contempt of Parliament.
Senate directs Governor Ottichilo to surcharge officers over unrecovered loans
The County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) has directed Vihiga Governor Wilbur Ottichilo to surcharge accounting officers over Sh1.9 million advanced to county staff as salary loans between 2015 and 2017 but never recovered.
Senate questions Natembeya over discrepancies in SHA and NHIF records
Senators questioned Governor George Natembeya over disputed receivables and underfunding at Kitale and Wamalwa Kijana hospitals after the Auditor General flagged major variances in SHA and NHIF claims records.
Senate probes Natembeya over the Sh251.7m Nzoia Water debts
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has raised concerns over long-outstanding trade and other receivables inherited from the defunct Nzoia Water Services Company Limited…
Governor Badilisha grilled by Senate over municipal autonomy, water billing gaps
Nyandarua Governor Badilisha Kiarie has faced tough questioning from senators during a County Public Investment Committee (CPIC) appearance, revealing the delayed municipal autonomy and weak financial oversight propelling the county’s three municipalities to spend only Sh14.1 million out of an approved Sh71.1 million recurrent budget, with minimal use of a Sh22.2 million development allocation.
Safaricom divestiture threatens Constitution and public interest, LSK warns
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has opposed the government’s proposal to partially divest its shareholding in Safaricom PLC, warning that the move could undermine constitutional safeguards, data sovereignty, and long-term public interest.