Kenya: Senators Defend Their Watchdog Mandate

The tug-of-war between governors and senators over the Senate's decision to scrutinise reports of spending in the counties was a litmus test of the House, which was created to protect devolution.

The scrutiny, conducted in the first phase of devolution, was meant to question county bosses on accounting queries raised by the Auditor General, some running into billions of shillings.

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