Drama as Olekina, Governor Guyo clash during Senate hearing

There was drama during a Senate hearing on Tuesday as Narok Senator Ledama Olekina and Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo engaged in a heated exchange of words.

The Senate Committee meeting, which was initially intended to address pressing developmental concerns in Isiolo County, quickly degenerated into a war of words.

The shouting march started when the governor attempted to dismiss claims that he was presiding over an incompetent administration, as alleged by some members of the Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee.

“Mr chairman, I was elected in Nairobi for three terms as an MCA. You can't be elected for that long if you are incompetent,” Guyo said.

Olekina burst into a rage, telling the governor to stop his narration and instead respond to the issues raised.

Olekina told Abdi that he was not elected to be intimidated by him.

 Abdi  responded that neither was he elected to allow what he termed as incompetence in the House adding, "Vitisho peleka huko Narok."

“You can't intimidate me Ledama, you can't. I was elected by the people, not to come here to be intimidated. You cannot intimidate me, Senator Olekina. Go and intimidate the people of Narok, not me,” the governor said.

"We will not allow a governor to disrespect the meeting," senators present during the committee hearing could be heard saying.

Committee chairman Godfrey Osotsi failed to rule the two out of order as they continued to fire at each other, disrupting the proceedings.

Eventually, Osotsi adjourned the meeting as the two continued to fire salvos at each other while other members, a delegation from Isiolo, Senate staff and the media watched in disbelief.

Governor Guyo appeared before the committee to explain how the county spent money bursaries, emergency funds and youth, women and people with disability funds.

The funds were for 2019-2020, 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years.