Nyamira: MCAs Table Motion To Impeach Governor Amos Nyaribo

• Nyamira Members of County Assembly (MCAs) have tabled an impeachment motion against Governor Amos Nyaribo
• This follows an impeachment motion filed against the governor by MCAs less than a year ago, which he survived
• During the first impeachment attempt, Nyaribo faced 12 charges, including illegal staff recruitment, failure to remit statutory dues, favoritism, and nepotism

Nyamira governor Amos Nyaribo is in trouble after Members of the County Assembly filed an impeachment motion against him.

Why Nyamira MCAs want to impeach Governor Nyaribo

According to a Citizen TV report, Wiper Party nominated MCA Evans Matunda, who presented the motion, accused Nyaribo of breaching the law, gross misconduct, and abuse of office.

This comes after a previous attempt to impeach Nyaribo in October 2023.

Nyaribo survived impeachment the first time after 18 MCAs voted against his impeachment motion, while 16 supported it. For the motion to have passed, at least 23 MCAs needed to vote in favor of it.

Nyaribo faced 12 charges, including illegal staff recruitment, failure to remit statutory dues, favoritism, and nepotism during that time.

High court suspends Governor Mwangaza's impeachment

This comes just a month after Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza breathed a sigh of relief when the High Court temporarily suspended her impeachment.

Mwangaza had moved to the court to challenge the Senate plenary's decision late Tuesday, August 20, to uphold her removal from office.

Justice Bahati Mwamuye, in a ruling obtained by TUKO.co.ke, suspended the Senate resolution pending the hearing and determination of the case.

The judge further restrained Senate Speaker Amason Kingi from gazetting Mwangaza's impeachment.

The case was slated for mention on September 17.

What accusations did MCAs make against Mwangaza?

The embattled county chief executive was impeached on August 8 when 49 out of 69 MCAs voted to oust her from office.

Mwangaza faced accusations of abuse of office, gross misconduct, and violation of the Constitution.

On the gross violation of the Constitution, 26 senators voted against the governor, with four of them striving to save her.

Fourteen lawmakers abstained.

On gross misconduct, 26 senators voted to send Mwangaza home, two voting in her favour, with 14 abstaining.

27 senators found the governor guilty of abuse of office, with one senator voting against the charge and 14 abstaining.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke