Kenya: Senate Endorses 11-Member Committee to Probe Mwangaza Ouster

Nairobi — Eleven Senators will spearhead Senate’s trial of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza after the Senate authorized the institution of a choose committee to analyze and file a report on her impeachment.

That is after 33 Senators voted in favor of a committee course of towards 2. No abstentions have been recorded.

The movement to have the committee probe Governor Mwangaza was moved by Senate Majority Chief Aaron Cheruiyot and seconded by Minority Chief Stewart Madzayo.

Senators listed within the committee are: Boni Khalwale (Kakamega), Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu), Karungo Thangwa (Kiambu), Esther Okenyuri (Nominated), Ali Roba (Mandera), Peris Tobiko (Nominated), Gicheru Oketch (Migori), Joseph Kamau (Lamu), Edwin Sifuna (Nairobi), Agnes Kavindu (Machakos) and Johnes Mwaruma (Taita Taveta).

“The committee is predicted to report back to the Senate inside ten days, on whether or not it finds the particulars of the allegations towards the Governor to have been substantiated . The committee ought to due to this fact report again to this Home on or earlier than Friday thirtieth December 2022,” Senate Speaker Amason Kingi ordered.

The proposal to have the matter prosecuted by means of a committee was opposed by Senator Gloria Orwoba, saying she shouldn’t be satisfied that the chosen individuals will meet the dynamics of the matter at hand.

“Initially, the impeachment movement of this specific governor touches on a variety of gender points and if you have a look at the committee, a committee of 11 people who find themselves going to question or not, a lady governor solely has 3 girls,” she acknowledged.

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah had additionally risen on a degree of order and faulted the Senate for overstepping on its mandate with regard to impeachment proceedings.

“I am afraid we’re nearly to violate the structure of Kenya, the best way earlier Homes have been violating the structure. Impeachment proceedings are a protect for the presidency,” Omtatah acknowledged.

Governor Mwangaza is going through accusations of nepotism, unlawful appointments, illegal dismissal of the structure and statutory features of county organs.

The particulars of those allegations embrace appointment of her husband to county places of work, roadside appointment of county staff at Timau, Nkubu and Kianjae.

She accused MCAs of cartelism, blackmail, greed, corruption and intimidation. Governor Mwangaza additionally accused the ward legislators of organizing a violent demonstrations on the Meeting presets and violating public finance legal guidelines.

The MCAs accused the Governor of directing Meru Educating and Referral Hospital to spend all income at supply, directing county officers to take part in advancing the curiosity of Baite TV, a non-public media station, and misconduct referring to the nominating of County Govt Committee Members.

Mwangaza’s is the primary impeachment listening to within the thirteenth Parliament.