19 governors are set to appear before the Senate in the next two weeks to answer to questions asked by Auditor General Edward Ouko, with regards to how they spent county funds.

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The group is expected to face the Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC), after Ouko concluded that their counties cannot account for some funds used in the 2017/2018 financial year.

They have since been summoned by the watchdog committee, as it keenly watches to see if they will break the norm of county bosses refusing to appear before the Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang'-led committee.

The governors include Hassan Joho of Mombasa County, his Homa Bay counterpart Cyprian Awiti, Embu's Martin Wambora, James Ongwae of Kisii County and Turkana's Josphat Nanok.

Others are Amason Kingi (Kilifi), Okoth Obado (Migori), Mwangi Wa Iria (Muranga), Fahim Twaha (Lamu), Mike Sonko (Nairobi), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga), John Lonyangapuo (West Pokot) and Granton Samboja of Taita Taveta County, reports the People Daily.

Also expected to avail themselves before the committee are Ferdinand Waititu of Kiambu, Ali Korane of Garissa, Mohammoud Ali (Marsabit) and Abdi Mahamud (Wajir).

In the instance that they defy the summons, the committee will be at liberty to compel them to attend and even issue warrants of arrest.