Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki brought the entire Senate at standstill when he refused to read his own financial report.
When asked why he couldn’t read his report, he cited vision problems, stating he had not brought his glasses.
This caused the entire Senate to laugh, with some claiming that Njuki had no vision problems until he was forced to read his report
There was a bizarre at Senate when Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki declined to read a report he had submitted, claiming he could not see it properly.
Njuki appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) under the auspices of Homabay Senator Moses Kajwang’ to address concerns raised in the Auditor General’s reports
During the appearance on Monday, September 9, Njuki was supposed to explain Tharaka Nithi’s financial statements for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years.
Njuki’s appearance was part of the Senate’s ongoing oversight efforts to promote accountability and transparency in the management of county funds.
During the proceedings, Njuki was asked to read aloud the description in his report. After examining the report for some time, he stated that he couldn’t see it properly. “Chair I need a pair of glasses. I didn’t carry one,” Njuki said. As soon as he made the statement, the entire Senate erupted in laughter. Njuki insisted that the text in his report was too small to read.
“The words are too small, I can’t read this chair. This is not a joke chair,” he affirmed.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna questioned whether it was appropriate to continue the meeting if the governor was unable to read.
He added that since the meeting began in the morning, he had not seen Njuki struggle to read until he was asked to read a section of Tharaka Nithi’s financial statements.
“I don’t know if we can give him some tea to drink. Maybe the sugar levels has affected his eyes, cause this is quite surprising,” Sifuna said.
Despite uncertainty among committee members about the governor’s sight, Njuki continued to insist he could not read the words in the reports because they were in small fonts.