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The Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) has summoned Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja over his failure to arrest Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo.
Kanja was expected to appear before the committee on Monday, September 7, 2026, to explain why Guyo had not been arrested and presented before the Senate.
However, the police chief failed to appear, saying he was scheduled to travel to China.
In a letter to the committee, Kanja said he had formed a special team to arrest Guyo and present him before the senators.
He said the governor, however, received intelligence about the planned arrest and managed to evade the police.
“Apparently, the Governor got wind of it and successfully evaded our dragnet,” Kanja stated in the letter.
The explanation angered the committee, which rejected the letter and ordered Kanja to appear in person.
CPAC Chairperson Moses Kajwang criticised the police for failing to arrest the governor despite being directed to do so.
“The wording in the letter is not useful at all. It is unfortunate that the impression he creates in the letter is that the NPS is clueless, ineffective and powerless,” Kajwang said.
Kajwang said the failure to arrest Guyo was sending the wrong message to the public.
“The failure by the police to arrest such a known public figure is sending the wrong signal to the public,” he added.
Senate Orders Arrest
The Senate had previously directed Kanja to arrest Guyo and present him before the committee after the governor failed to honour its summons.
The committee wants Guyo to respond to audit queries concerning the use of billions of shillings allocated to Isiolo County.
The Senate has also invited the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate alleged misuse of public funds in the county.
The committee maintains that county governments must account for the use of public resources.
Kanja is now required to appear before CPAC and explain why police have failed to execute the Senate’s directive.
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