Senate to Consider Governor Mwangaza’s Impeachment on Tuesday

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has convened a special sitting on Tuesday to deliberate the impeachment motion of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza.

In a gazette notice, Kingi said the special sitting follows a request by the Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Meru County Assembly Speaker Ayub Bundi to consider the matter. The session shall be held in the Senate's main chambers in parliament, starting at 2:30 p.m.

"The business to be transacted in the sitting shall be the hearing of the charges against Hon. Kawira Mwangaza of Meru County,” said Kingi.

On Wednesday, 67 out of 69 MCAs voted in support of Mwangaza's impeachment motion, which was tabled by Abogeta West Ward Representative Dennis Kiogora.

All the MCAs present in the assembly voted unanimously to remove her from office on grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and gross violation of the Constitution and county laws.

Kiagu MCA Simon Kiambi and his Nkomo counterpart John Kithinji Ethaiba did not participate in the voting exercise since they were absent.

The governor is accused of nepotism, illegal appointments, unlawful dismissals, usurpation of constitutional and statutory functions, incitement, bullying, vilification and misleading campaigns against other leaders.

She was also accused of forced entry into the assembly and mobilizing unlawful riots against MCAs, violation of public finance management laws, and misconduct relating to the nomination of CECs.

Mwangaza, through her lawyer Elias Mutuma, turned down the invitation to defend herself before the assembly arguing that the motion is in contempt of court.