Kenya: Human Rights Groups Oppose Governors’ Boycott of Senate Oversight Committees

A string of Human Rights watchdogs and the National Integrity Alliance (NIA) have raised alarm over the Council of Governors’ (CoG) decision to boycott the Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) and the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPIC).

The boycott follows governors’ claims that some senators were engaging in extortion, harassment, and political witch-hunts during oversight hearings, prompting the CoG to suspend appearances before CPAC and demand…