11 governors snub Senate summons, fined Sh500,000
National
By
Edwin Nyarangi
| Apr 02, 2026
Chairperson of Council of Governors Ahmed Abdullahi flanked by Muthomi Njuki address the press at the CoGs offices in Westlands. March 31, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo Standard]
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has flagged 11 governors for failing to appear before the Committee for scrutiny of Auditor-General reports on the expenditure of billions of shillings allocated to their counties.
Governors Abdi Guyo (Isiolo), Nadhif Jama (Garissa), Muthomi Njuki (Tharaka Nithi), Stephen Sang (Nandi), Susan Kihika (Nakuru) and Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay) did not appear before the Committee despite several invitations and summons issued. Governors Anyang Nyong’o (Kisumu), Ochilo Ayacko (Migori), Benjamin Cheboi (Baringo), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and Abdulswamad Nassir (Mombasa) also did not appear before the Committee, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang, when required to do so.
They were each fined Sh500,000.
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“The Committees allowed the 11 county executives to be heard by evidence under oath, which opportunity the county government declined to utilise. The Committee is time-bound to report on the Auditor-General’s reports by March 31, 2026 and will have to proceed to adopt the report without evidence from the county executives,” said Kajwang.
The Committee recommended that the Senate adopt the reports of the Auditor-General on the County Executive, Receiver of Revenue and County Revenue Fund of the County Executive for the Financial Year 2024/25 and gave recommendations for the 11 Governors to pay their fines in their personal capacity.
The report recommends that each of the 11 governors appear before the Committee and present a written report on the steps taken to address the issues raised in the Auditor-General’s reports to the Senate and the Office of the Auditor-General within 30 days of the adoption of the report.
Kajwang told the House that if a governor appears before the Senate, the Inspector-General of the National Police Service will produce the governor before the Committee at a date of its choosing.
“If a governor fails to submit a report as required by the law, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations should investigate the issues raised by the Auditor-General to determine whether there was a breach of law and if a breach is established, the matter is referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for prosecution,’’ he said.