Kajiado Governor Fines KSH. 500,000 For Failure To Honour Summons
Senator Karungo Thang'wa
By Our Reporter
Worth Noting:
- At its meeting held on July 4, the committee met with the Governor, Kajiado County on the Petition concerning Title Deeds for properties bought at Jamii Bora Estate, Kisaju, Kajiado County where the committee was informed that Jamii Bora Charitable Trust had since made part payment for arrears of land rates and rent of KSh17,150,000 for the 700 plots that had been developed and therefore the outstanding arrears of land rates and rent was KSh1,050,484,990/-
- Furthermore, the committee heard that Jamii Bora Charitable Trust had applied to the County Council of Ol Kejuado for approval to subdivide parcels of land L.R. NO. KAJIADO/KISAJU/58 and LR. NO. KAJIADO/KISAJU/2995 into 5,871 plots and the plan was approved in 2008.
Failure by Kajiado County governor Joseph Ole Lenku to honour parliamentary summons will see become KSh500,000 poorer after he was slammed with a fine.
“Kajiado County Governor, Joseph Ole Oleku is hereby fined Ksh. 500,000/- for failure to appear before this Committee after summons had been issued, the fine is suspended until Thursday 30th, November, 2023 at 11am.” ordered the chairperson of Roads, Infrastructure and Transportation, Kiambu Senator, Karungo Thangwa.
The committee was supposed to meet with the Governor, Kajiado County in regards to the petition concerning access to title deeds for properties bought at Jamii Bora Estate, Kisaju, Kajiado County.
At its meeting held on July 4, the committee met with the Governor, Kajiado County on the Petition concerning Title Deeds for properties bought at Jamii Bora Estate, Kisaju, Kajiado County where the committee was informed that Jamii Bora Charitable Trust had since made part payment for arrears of land rates and rent of KSh17,150,000 for the 700 plots that had been developed and therefore the outstanding arrears of land rates and rent was KSh1,050,484,990/-
Furthermore, the committee heard that Jamii Bora Charitable Trust had applied to the County Council of Ol Kejuado for approval to subdivide parcels of land L.R. NO. KAJIADO/KISAJU/58 and LR. NO. KAJIADO/KISAJU/2995 into 5,871 plots and the plan was approved in 2008.
During the meeting, the committee resolved to request the County Government of Kajiado to submit the following information; The approved subdivision plan for the parcels of land; a mutation plan showing the plot allocation numbers for the 5,871 plots; County Government of Kajiado to re-calculate the land rates and rent payable by Jamii Bora Charitable Trust and give an accurate figure; and The County Government to provide the legal basis for charging of land rates and rents to the property without reference to an official registration document for the 5,871 plots.
On July 19, the committee received a submission from the County Government of Kajiado which did not address the issues sought by the committee.
On September 26, the committee wrote a reminder letter to the Governor to submit a comprehensive response to the issues sought by the committee.
At its meeting held on October 31, the committee was informed that the Governor had not responded to a reminder request to submit a comprehensive response to the information sought by the committee and the committee therefore resolved to invite the Governor to a meeting of the Committee on November 14 to respond to the issues addressed in the letter. At its meeting then, the governor failed to appear before the committee and the team resolved to summon him to appear yesterday.
On Tuesday last week, the committee served summons on the Governor to appear before the members yesterday to respond to the issues the committee sought earlier.
“We should give the Governor of Kajiado the last chance to appear before the committee, I am reliably informed that the Governor was in the Parliament precincts but he was taken ill and rushed to hospital for medical attention,” said the committee vice chairperson, Peris Tobiko.
However, Thangwa expressed his disappointment that the Governor of Kajiado does not take the committee seriously and he should be reprimanded for his failure to appear before the committee and provide documents as requested by the Senate Committee.
Nairobi Senator, Edwin Sifuna, who is a member of that committee posited that the Kajiado Governor should be fined on two counts; failure to appear before the committee and failure to produce documents as ordered by the committee, however the senator said that the fine should be suspended and Governor Lenku to be given the last chance to appear before the committee in person.
“The Kajiado Governor has not given the right explanation for his failure to appear before this honorable committee neither has he provided the committee with his responses as required. Therefore, according to section 19 of the Parliamentary Power and Privileges Act, I fine him Ksh. 500,000/-. The fine is suspended until Thursday 30th, November, 2023 at 10am, when he is ordered to appear before this committee, failure to which he shall pay the stipulated fine and the Inspector General will be required to arrest him and bring him to before this committee.” ruled the Kiambu Senator.
Nairobi Governor, Johnson Sakaja has been summoned by the committee to appear before it today to explain important issues that fall under the committee’s mandate that affect residents of Nairobi.
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