Kenya: Caroli Omondi Flags Political Interference, Funding Crisis in Watchdog Bodies

Nairobi — Suba South MP Caroli Omondi has raised alarm over what he has termed as persistent threats to the independence and effectiveness of Kenya’s accountability institutions, citing inadequate funding, weak implementation of recommendations and growing political interference.

Omondi, who chairs the National Assembly’s Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), spoke Monday during the release of the Okoa Uchumi report, a public audit initiative led by The Institute of Social…