This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
On June 17, 2020, Kwale County Assembly Speaker Sammy Ruwa announced that the Assembly had formed a seven-member committee to review Governor Salim Mvurya's letter and fix a date for him to appear before them.
The move comes after the County Assembly rejected a Sh160 million supplementary budget proposed by the governor to buy relief food for residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Ruwa, the governor had written a letter through the County Secretary Martin Mwaro on Tuesday evening seeking more time to prepare his brief and respond to the issues raised by the Assembly.
Leader of Minority Ndoro Mweruphe claimed that some members of the Executive were spreading lies that MCAs were plotting to impeach the governor, a claim he denied.
Leader of Majority Raia Mkungu suggested that the governor should have written a memo to the County Assembly to express his dissatisfaction with the allocation of the Sh160 million supplementary budget instead of raising the matter in the public arena.
On June 17, 2020, Kwale County Assembly Speaker Sammy Ruwa told journalists at the County Assembly buildings in Kwale town that they had given the governor more time to prepare his brief and respond to the issues raised by the Assembly.
"We have decided to give the governor reasonable time to prepare his brief and respond to the issues we raised when we requested him to appear before us. We do not want to get into a war of words with the Executive," Ruwa said.
