Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana faulted the Senate's Public Accounts Committee for alleging that he had snubbed a summon to shed more light on the queries raised by the report released by the Auditor-General.
The second-term governor said that he had written to the chairman informing him that he was travelling out of the country only to hear rumours that he had gone into hiding.
The governor said that he was surprised by the claims from the senate. He faulted PAC chairman Opiyo Wandayi after a document surfaced online over his summon. The document was shared by Narok Senator Ole Kina Ledama.
“I did write to the Senate Clerk informing him of my unavailability due to prior diarized engagements outside the country and asking for deferment (including bringing our appearance earlier than previously scheduled). I even called the PAC chair in the same regard and explained,” he said.
The governor also said that his Deputy was ready to step in after he was summoned but the committee insisted that he was the only one who could respond to the matter.
“My Deputy was ready to step in and represent us accompanied by our Finance team. The Chair advised me that only the governor would be allowed to make presentations and or be interrogated,” he said.