The Senate has fined Police Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai Ksh500,000 for ignoring its invitations and summons.
The decision was made after the IG on Wednesday, March 16, failed to appear before the Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee for the third time.
Mutyambai was expected to explain evictions that were carried out in Pumwani households in Eastleigh, an exercise that was allegedly presided over by the police and National Metropolitan Services (NMS).
“We are not going to stop at the fine. The IG must appear before this committee,” committee Chairman and Homabay Senator Moses Kajwang directed.
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen added that the committee wanted to ensure that the IG would pay the fine in his personal capacity.
“We want to have evidence that the money will come from his personal account and not public coffers,” Murkomen added.
The IG was summoned together with NMS boss Mohammed Badi and Nairobi Governor Anne Kananu to shed more light on the evictions.
Badi, who also failed to appear for the third time on Wednesday, sent a letter to the panel stating he was sick and admitted at the Karen Hospital.
The senators however accused him of allegedly evading the committee.
“This is not the first incident. He has evaded this committee two times before. Is someone trying to delay this process hoping that the term of this Senate is almost ending?” Murkomen posed.
The Devolution Committee previously established that the Nairobi City Water and Sewage staff was allegedly evicted from their homes last year to make way for a private developer.
Senators promised to investigate the matter diligently and ensure justice is served to the affected residents.
On Thursday, March 10, Lands CS Farida Karoney appeared before the committee to provide more information on the alleged land grabbing.
The committee requested the CS to provide copies of current survey plans, deed plans and any title of the disputed land.
Karoney informed the committee that she visited the land in the dispute the previous week following a request from the senators to do so and file a report on the same.
Members of the committee present included Senators Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho), Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet), Agnes Muthama (Machakos), Millicent Omanga (nominated) and Ngugi Isaac (Nominated).
