Speaker Kinengo extends olive branch to Governor Malombe

Speaking during an interview with a section of Kitui-based reporters, the youthful legislative leader said that there was effective working relationship between the two arms of government in place for service delivery in Kitui County.

"My work as Kitui Speaker is great with regard to the governor's office. I write letters to him and he responds. When he writes to me, I also answer. Things are okay".

But the Speaker admitted that there are cartels keen on driving a wedge between the two top county leaders. "Cartels want to start a nonexistent war between the County Executive and the Legislature. Both of us have no fights against each other.", he said assuring residents that the Legislature will oversight implementation of county projects awarded to contractors. "It is our constitutional duty to oversight the work of County Executive", he added.

The county assembly is undergoing a court case by a number of MCAs. The committees are not in place as expected. In their place, the Speaker said they will have ad-hoc committees as constitution of the Budget and other important committees await court process. This is as happens in the National Assembly. Of note is that the ad-hoc committees are not in place.

Governor Dr Malombe introduced Supplementary Budget II to the assembly. The 2024/2025 financial year budget seeks to allocate funds for development including KSh 332million from the donor community.

The Speaker who is also a lawyer promised residents that they will follow court rulings in their undertakings as they serve the people.