Kenneth Lusaka. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Senate Assembly speaker Kenneth Lusaka has urged senators to play their oversight role of counties without witch hunt and victimisation of governors.
Lusaka, who lost his Bungoma governor seat in the August 8 polls, said members of the previous senate house abused their positions and engaged in all manner of allegations against governors.
Lusaka was speaking during the opening of an induction workshop at Simba Lodge in Naivasha on Monday.
The former governor said the first Senate was characterised by supremacy battles between senators and some of the governors who were accused of mismanaging county funds.
He called on members to ensure that the Senate clearly and strictly demarcates boundaries of its oversight role and the county assemblies over the county executives.
“In the past, we have had some audit queries that were supposed to be dealt with at the county assembly brought to the Senate. Overlapping and duplication of roles serves no purpose, but simply creates confusion and wastage of public funds,” Lusaka said.
Lusaka, during his tenure, was accused of procuring 10 wheelbarrows at Sh1 million.
The senators are on a one week induction.