Governor William Kabogo has accused a section of Kiambu MPs of peddling lies to the people that his administration is riddled with corruption.
Kabogo on Monday said the MPs have been telling residents that he had refused to honour summons by the Senate committee on Finance to answer queries of financial misappropriation raised by the auditor general. The governor maintained that he had presented himself before the committee three times, without managing to get a hearing.
“There is a lot of cheap and petty politics in this county. I have not refused to appear before the Senate. I have personally gone there three times but the sitting did not take place because the chairman, Boniface Khalwale, was not present. They should stop peddling lies to wananchi," said Kabogo.
Kiambu MPs Kimani Ichungw'a (Kikuyu), Alice Ng'ang'a (Thika town), Mburu Kahangara (Lari) and Kigo Njenga (Gatundu North) have been pressuring the governor to appear before the Senate to answer to the audit queries.
Speaking in Kiambu town, Kabogo dismissed the MPs, claiming they were only interested in discrediting his administration.
"I won't be taught how to be accountable by beginners who joined politics the other day. They do not understand politics in this region," Kabogo said.
But in response, the Gatundu North MP Kigo Njenga told the governor to stop side shows on serious matters that touch on the welfare of Kiambu people.
"As people's representatives and residents of the county, we have a duty and a right to protect public funds. The money does not belong to the governor, but to the people. We will be failing as leaders should we stop to do so," said Kigo.
Ichungw'a reiterated that Kabogo has no option but be prepared to satisfactorily answer queries raised by the auditor general's report.