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Speaking during a funeral service in Suba North Constituency on Friday, Odhiambo said the outcome of the by-election should serve as a lesson to leaders who have become disconnected from the people they represent. She said the defeat reflected public dissatisfaction and warned against taking voters for granted.
Under the new arrangements, Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama joins the ICT Committee, replacing Senator Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla, while Senator Abdul Mohamed Haji has been assigned to the Energy Committee, also replacing Senator Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla
He presented a cheque of Sh500,000 before the committee, after which proceedings focused on audit concerns from the 2024/25 financial year, particularly unsupported expenditure and discrepancies in revenue accounts.
The Senate’s watchdog committee has fined Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja Sh500,000 and ordered his arrest after he skipped hearings on unexplained billions in county spending flagged by the Auditor General.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi disclosed the measures on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, during a Senate session, noting that fines for violating the Banking Act have quadrupled from Sh500,000 to Sh2 million.
The lawmakers, led by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang’ on Tuesday rejected the claims outright, saying the accusations were meant to distract from their constitutional duty to scrutinise how county funds are used.
The County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) has directed the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, to arrest and present Samburu governor Jonathan Lelelit for skipping the Senate Committee after the issuance of a summons.
The committee wants all governors to adhere to the Public Finance Management Act to ensure that public funds are used effectively.
Kajwang urged that the Committee be allowed to summon the entities with adverse opinions and invite the accounting officers of other entities to ensure that the Auditor-General’s concerns are addressed.