Drama as Ole Kina, Governor Abdi Guyo trade barbs during Senate hearing
Drama was on Tuesday witnessed at the Senate
Public Accounts Committee when Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo and Narok Senator Ledama
Ole Kina traded barbs.
The Governor had withstood a barrage of
accusations of alleged incompetency from the Senators for having submitted
substandard responses to the question that had been raised by the Godfrey
Osotsi-led committee.
Senators had taken issue with the casual manner
in which Guyo had answered the questions, with Migori Senator Eddy Oketch terming
his county administration “dysfunctional” and even calling for its disbandment.
However, trouble started when the Governor
tried to defend himself as he dismissed claims that he was incompetent and unable
to run the country.
"I was elected in Nairobi for three
terms as an MCA, you can't be elected for that long if you are
incompetent," Guyo said.
The sentiments appeared to irk Senator Ole
Kina who claimed that the Governor was digressing and trying to intimidate
them.
"Stop digressing, address the issues
that have been raised, who cares where you had been elected? Some of us do
serious oversight in this committee, don't tell us about your election as an
MCA," Ole Kina barked while banging the table.
Guyo did not take the sentiments lysing down
as he shouted back and reduced the committee to a shouting match between them.
"You can't intimidate me Ledama, you
can't. I was elected by the people not to come here to be intimidated," he
retorted.
The committee chair was forced to end the session
prematurely as the shouting match between the two leaders continued with other
Senators also joining in.
The Governor was appearing before the
committee to explain how the county spent money in various funds including those
for emergency, women, youth, persons living with disability, education, as well
as bursaries.
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