COG Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi addresses the press on March 31st 2026 over the intention to arrest governors who fail to turn up for Committee grilling. [Edward Kiplimo Standard]The Council of Governors has raised concerns over the actions by the Office of the Inspector General of Police for "unwarranted and disproportionate exercise of force" in the attempt to arrest Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. COG Chairman Ahmed Abdullahi said that Sakaja’s failure appear before the Senate's County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) was pursuant to a resolution made collectively as the Council of Governors over the conduct of specific Senators in the committee. Abdullahi said that the decision to pursue arrest of Governors while allegations against committee members remain unaddressed defeats the intent of oversight, undermines the rule of law and that 29 Governors were summoned by the Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee on Monday. The COG Vice Chairperson Muthomi Njoka wondered how on earth the Senate Committee expected to have a meaningful engagement with 29 Governors in one-day terming as a strategy to intimidate Governors.

Source: Standard Digital April 01, 2026 03:00 UTC