Senate picks new watchdog teamNarok Senator Ledama ole Kina has beaten Kisii Senator Sam Ongeri with one vote to chair the powerful Senate watchdog committee. The Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC) nine-member team elected Kina alongside Kimani Wamatangi (Kiambu) as vice chair to serve for the remainder of the 12th parliament's term. The committee oversights the expenditure of billions of shillings given to counties under the Division of Revenue and other conditional grants. The committee oversights the 47 counties' expenditure, a role equivalent to Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Public Investment Committee (PIC) of the National Assembly tasked with scrutinising national government expenditure. The House has been operating without the committee since the expiry of the term of the previous members in December, last year.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2020 20:00 UTC