An eleven-member Senate special committee has recommended the removal of Wajir Governor Mohamed Mohamud over fraud and abuse of office claims.
This comes just weeks after thirty-seven Members of the Wajir County Assembly voted in support of an impeachment motion while ten members voted against the motion.
The committee was composed of Senators Okong’o Omogeni (Chairperson), Susan Kihika (Vice Chairperson), Johnson Sakaja, Mwangi Githiomi, Christine Zawadi, Mithika Linturi, Hargura Godana, Fred Outa, Agnes Muthama, Petronilla Were and Issa Juma Boy.
The committee chair Senator Omogeni tabled the report on Monday.
The Assembly which was represented by Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi had accused the county boss of failing to provide the assembly with the quarterly expenditure reports and failing to account for resources allocated to the county.
Governor Mohamud in his defence said the Public Finance Management Act mandates an accounting officer to prepare each quarter financial year for submission to the County Treasury which in turn submits to the County Assembly within a month.
The assembly also accused the county boss of failing to account for the management of the county resources by incurring debts and obligations reportedly totalling to Ksh 2 billion
The Governor was represented by lawyers Paul Nyamondi and Ndegwa Njeru.
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