[Elvis Ogina, Standard]Wajir County Assembly has, in a memorandum, told the Senate team probing the impeachment of Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud how his “supreme” wife took over the running of the county. Members of the County Assembly said that top senior government officials in the devolved unit were fired at the whims of Mrs Kheria Omar. The governor is accused of allowing his spouse to literally run the affairs of the county as the de facto authority. “This has caused ridicule and disrepute to the high office of the County Governor. The assembly has also accused the governor of awarding contracts running into millions of shillings to companies associated with his family.

Source: Standard Digital May 12, 2021 09:45 UTC