Jackson Mandago.Photo/the-star.co.ke
Last year, Budalang’i lawmaker Ababu Namwabwa came under sharp scrutiny after missing key party functions since he was on a paternity leave.
Namwamba was then ODM’s secretary general.
On Saturday, Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago came out and also revealed that he was on a paternity leave something that made him miss key meeting, specifically senate summons.
This is after Mandago failed to appear before the Senate last week because he was on paternity leave.
He denied claims that he defied summonses to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to respond to 2015/16 audit queries raised by the Auditor General.
“There is no way I can snub the Senate which is a lawfully established institution. It is just that I have been on leave to take care of my family.”
Mandago declined to appear before the Senate for questioning over financial management in Uasin Gishu.
“The Senators understand very well that as a man who is married, am entitled to paternity leave,” he told journalists in Eldoret on Friday.