There was a moment of drama after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja momentarily declined to take an oath when he appeared before a senate committee for questioning over audit queries.
The county boss on Monday appeared before senate public accounts committee to respond to audit queries for various financial years.
"I request the citation of the law that requires me to take an oath. The reports I am coming to discuss here are for past years and I was sitting where you are sitting," Sakaja told the panel chaired by Homa Bay senator Moses Kajwang.
The pronouncement shocked the panel which has made it a tradition that every county boss appearing on the committee take an oath before tabling their responses.
Kajwang' reminded the governor of the provisions of the Constitution on the powers of the Parliament and panel to compel the appearance or produce of evidence by a witness.
"This committee will not proceed with any business unit the governor takes an oath," the chairman said.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna asked the governor why he was hesitant to take the oath yet he comes from a prayerful political formation.
"Nobody has called you to victimize you for the years you were not in the office," he said.
At this point, the governor accepted and proceeded to the stand and took an oath.
The meeting is currently underway.
