Homabay Senator and the chairperson of the County Public Accounts Committee in the Senate, Otieno Kajwang, has called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to be cautious of timelines as they conduct investigations into the Auditor General’s report on counties.

Speaking during an interview with a local radio station on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Senator Kajwang noted that the Senate is given a time limit of 3 months to work on the Auditor General’s report, while the National Assembly is given 6 months to act on the same.

He therefore raised a concern about why there are no time limits on the investigating agencies to conduct the investigation and report back with the findings. Kajwang noted that this has resulted in cases overstaying in court for up to seven years.

“We must prescribe timelines for investigations. We (senators) have been given 3 months to consider these reports, the Auditor General has been given 6 months to do the audit, and the investigative agency does not have timelines. So, today, you might find the cases of Kidero are still in court, 7 years later. It is unacceptable. Investigations cannot be unlimited,” Kajwang said.

Kajwang’ is the current chairperson of the Senate committee on county public accounts, CPAC, which is mandated to conduct oversight of the county governments’ utilisation of resources.

Standoff between Senators and Governors

The senator’s remarks followed a recent standoff between the Senate and the Council of Governors (CoG).

The Senate committee accused the governors of failing to attend to the summons to appear before the committee, and the Council of Governors raised claims of extortion, harassment, and political witch-hunt by the senators.

The dispute intensified after governors threatened to boycott Senate summons, accusing members of the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) of extortion, harassment, and political witch-hunts when they appear to respond to audit queries.