Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has ordered Inspector General (IG) of Police Douglas Kanja to arrest and present Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo before the Senate.
This ruling came after Governor Guyo repeatedly failed to appear before Senate committees.
The Speaker ruled that governors’ appearances before the committee are not a favor to the House.
“The Senate had issued summons to governor to appear and in which the governor failed to appear. To liaise with the Inspector General of Police as a matter of urgency I require the inspector General of police before the respective committees at a determined date and time,” Speaker Kingi said.
“This is not a favor that the Senate or its committees are asking of the Inspector The defiance displayed by the Governor of Isiolo in respect to invitations summons cannot persist.”
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Speaker Kingi Order IG Kanja to Present Governor Guyo
Kingi stated that the IG Kanja must in exercise to his mandate pursuant to article 245 2 (b) of the constitution extend the necessary support to the committees in order to secure the appearance of the governor.
“Let the Senate ensure that the Governor of Isiolo is physically arrested and locked up in the cells of Parliament Police Station and be produced before a Plenary Sitting of the Senate so that he may serve as an example to other wayward governors,” he said.
At the same time, Lamu Senator, Joseph Githuku stated, “I sit in the National Cohesion Committee. I am a witness that we have been inviting this Governor to appear and he has deliberately refused to appear to answer to issues affecting the people of Isiolo.”
Similarly, nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda opined that as a member of the committee of finance, they summoned the Guyo, and he excused himself indicating that he was hosting a function that was so much of a priority unlike appearing before the Committee.
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