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Kingi blames governors for ignoring Senate resolutions on graft, mismanagement

Senate Assembly Speaker Amason Kingi during the Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza's impeachment hearing before the Senate Assembly. [File, Standard]

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has blamed governors over their unwillingness to implement Senate resolutions meant to tame mismanagement and embezzlement of funds in counties.

Kingi downplayed claims of bad blood between Senators and Governors, ostensibly over the oversight of county funds, emphasising the Senate’s role is purely to ensure accountability in the use of public resources.

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