肯尼亚参议院拒绝政治偏见主张, 维护对州进行审计的权利, Kenyan Senate rejects political bias claims, upholds right to audit counties, as governors skip hearings amid funding threats.

肯尼亚参议院驳回了理事会关于监督听证会出于政治动机的指控,申明其根据第九十六条和第二二九条对州财政进行审计的宪法义务。 The Kenyan Senate has rejected accusations from the Council of Governors that oversight hearings are politically motivated, affirming its constitutional duty to audit county finances under Articles 96 and 229. 监察办以四位参议员的骚扰为由,暂停在参议院两个委员会出庭,并誓言在进行结构性对话之后,每个审计周期只出席一次。 The CoG suspended appearances before two Senate committees, citing harassment by four senators, and vowed to attend only once per audit cycle after structured dialogue. 参议院领导人以逃避为由驳回了这项动议,强调他们有权调查公共资金滥用问题,并警告不遵守规定的国家可能削减资金。 Senate leaders dismissed the move as evasion, stressing their authority to investigate public fund misuse and warning of potential funding cuts for non-compliant counties. 一些省长跳过听证会出席基利菲的务虚会,因滥用公共资金遭到批评。 Several governors skipped hearings to attend a retreat in Kilifi, drawing criticism for misusing public funds.