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Governors who snub Senate summons to face the law

Michael Mubea, the deputy chief executive of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, which has warned that governors who fail to heed Senate summons to account for public funds will face the law. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL |

What you need to know:

  • The EACC says governors are bound by chapter six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity and declining to respond to parliamentary summons is a breach of the law.
  • “Governors are not immune. We can charge them for breach of integrity issues," said commission deputy chief executive officer Michael Mubea.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has warned that governors who fail to heed Senate summons to account for public funds will face the law.

The commission appealed to senators to submit reports for such county bosses to enable it to commence investigations.