Upon his arrival, Sakaja said his failure to appear before the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) was in line with a directive from the Council of Governors, which had urged governors to boycott the summons over alleged extortion by some senators.
“I came to the Senate to meet the leadership and members of the committee. First, I am a law-abiding citizen,” Sakaja stated.
“I have appeared before these committees many times six times this year alone and about ten times last year. I have even responded to audit queries dating back to 2015, including those from my predecessors.”
The Governor questioned why his case was singled out, citing that 29 governors had been summoned before the same committee, with most failing to appear.
“It is wrong to single out one county or one governor. The drama we are seeing is not fair. The CoG is an institution just like the Senate, let the two institutions resolve the matter collectively,” Sakaja added.
The governor called for an amicable resolution between the Senate and the CoG leadership to find a lasting solution.
“I have spoken to the Speaker of the Senate, the Chair of the Council of Governors, and my fellow governors. We need to resolve these issues so that we can be held accountable as required by the Senate,” he said.
“I have appeared before the committee before and I will continue to do so. All we want is for the issues between the CoG and the Senate to be resolved,” he highlighted.
The developments come after police officers camped at City Hall in a bid to arrest the Governor for failing to appear before the CPAC, chaired by Moses Kajwang’.
“We have been looking for him, and we never got him, but we received information that he might be around. That is why we are here this evening. The work is not finished because we have not taken him to the Senate, but that we will do. We do not tolerate impunity. We have a country to protect,” Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud told the press on March 30, 2026.
