A team of senators was reportedly attacked by goons in Kisii, where they had gone to carry out an audit into the county government's spending on Monday. In a statement on his X account, area Senator Richard Onyonka accused the area Governor, Simba Arati, of orchestrating the attack on members of the Budget and Finance Committee to disrupt the audit.
Onyonka, who strongly castigated the incident, said the attack was aimed at derailing the committee's attention from how the county government was managing public funds.
According to Onyonka, the committee had initially spotted dents in the county's books and spending, necessitating it to visit the Kisii county assembly for further scrutiny.
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka speaks during a rally in Kisii County on March 7, 2023.
