More Woes For Governors In New Impeachment Proposal
Monday, the Association of Public Sector General Suppliers announced plans to submit a proposal to amend the law to allow for the impeachment of governors and other county officials who fail to pay suppliers’ outstanding debts.
The association stated in a statement that the proposal will pursue the removal of Governors, County Executive Committee (CEC), and Chief Officers (COs) whose outstanding bills exceed their budgets by 20%.
“The association will be looking to put in our input as to having any Governor, CO, and CEC having a pending bill beyond 20% of their budgets being impeached for economic sabotage,” the suppliers hinted.
Its proposal was consistent with a bill introduced by Senator Karungo Thang’wa of Kiambu County to modify the procedure for the removal of a governor, his or her deputy, and other county officials.
The sent-for-publication Impeachment Bill will be subject to public input before it can advance to the next appropriate stage.
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“This bill seeks to provide for the procedure of the removal from the office of a County Governor, Deputy, CEC, County secretary, and Speaker of the County Assembly. Just to make the process cleaner and fair,” the Senator said in a statement.
Through the proposed legislation, Senator Thang’wa seeks to address what he describes as the absence of an all-encompassing framework for the removal of the four categories of county state officers.
This is even though suppliers are increasingly complaining about unpaid invoices.
According to a Cabinet dispatch dated 27 June, county governments had racked up a staggering Ksh 159.9 billion in outstanding invoices.
In response to this nagging issue, the Cabinet decided to establish a special committee charged with auditing liabilities related to outstanding bills.
”The Committee will consist of the Attorney General, the State Department of Roads, the State Department of Public Works, the State Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority,” the cabinet statement stated.
According to Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o, Controller of Budget, Nairobi County had accumulated the most delinquent invoices at Ksh100.36 billion.
More Woes For Governors In New Impeachment Proposal
