After Nakuru governor Susan Kihika disappeared from the public glare for about a month’s period, a Nakuru resident has embarked on a mission to prevent a similar occurrence in future.

Mr Laban Omusundi, a good governance champion, is mulling over filing a petition before the senate, seeking to block governors from being absent from their offices for a long period of time.

Mr Omusundi has threatened to present the petition this week before the senate which he said aims at keeping the governors in the offices.

The resident argues that the county bosses should be treated just like other elected leaders such as the Members of the County Assemblies, the MPs and the Senators whose time outside the office has been managed by the law.

According to him, governors need to be present in their offices so that they can work for the people who elected them .

“The governors’ powers are donated to them by the people and it is not absolute. There need to be checks and balances on their absenteeism from the office while they earn salaries from taxpayers,” said Mr Omusundi.

The man who claims to be an active resident of Nakuru bases his argument on the recent disappearance of the governor which had started breeding speculation.

The governor who was conspicuously absent from major events for at least one month made her first public appearance last week during a meeting led by the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to discuss ways of ending alcoholism and drug abuse in Rift Valley.

However, the governor did not shed light on her disappearance leaving the public more confused.

She made a second appearance on Monday during the Celebrations to mark the World Environment Day.

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A Nakuru man's plan to stop absenteeism of governors

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