Nyamira County Governor Amos Nyaribo Survives 2nd Impeachment

Nyamira County Governor Amos Nyaribo has once again survived impeachment, this being the second time.

"The threshold needed to impeach the governor stands at 22.6, which is 23 and so the governor survives," Nyamira County Speaker Enock Okero said.

The governor is being accused of gross misconduct and breach of law.

In October 2023  Nyaribo survived an impeachment after 18 MCAs voted to reject the motion against 16 who backed the bid.

The notice of motion was tabled by nominated MCA Evans Juma Matunda who wanted Nyaribo removed from office on three grounds;allegations of gross violation of the Constitution of Kenya and other laws, abuse of office, and gross misconduct.

In last year’s impeachment, Nyaribo faced 12 charges including alleged illegal recruitment of staff, failure to remit statutory dues, favouritism, and nepotism.

Nyaribo has on record  blamed his political foes for allegedly sponsoring the botched bid to remove him from office.

“There was a lot of external influence and we have evidence from some people I beat in the gubernatorial contest, an MP and an aspiring governor…Six people raised money to persuade MCAs to start the impeachment process,” he said