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Sonko criticises colleagues over immunity plea - 7 months ago, 19 July 00:00
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has differed with his colleagues calling for immunity against prosecution while in office.
Sonko said governors were public servants, and they were not at the level of the president to warrant being given immunity. The county chiefs should be subjected to civil and criminal legal proceedings, he said.
“I beg to differ with my colleagues. Governors are public officers on this matter and we must be accountable for the resources we generate in the counties and receive from the Exchequer,” Sonko told the Senate Public Accounts and Investment Committee.
But in a move that is likely to put him at loggerheads with his colleagues, Sonko insisted governors cannot run away from being held responsible for the management of funds sent to their counties.
“We must be accountable to Kenyans, the resources we have as governors, we manage on their behalf,” he advised.
The governor was responding to a ...
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