Meru MCAs Table Another Motion To Impeach Governor Mwangaza
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.
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Meru Members of County Assembly (MCA) have initiated a second impeachment notice against Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
This comes days after the Meru High Court suspended the first impeachment motion filed against her.
Justice Wamae Cherere ruled on Wednesday, November 30 that the Meru County Assembly did not follow the proper procedure in initiating the motion.
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.
Other accusations are forceful entry into the assembly and mobilizing unlawful riots against MCAs, violation of public finance management laws and misconduct relating to the nomination of CECs.
The first motion was backed by the signatures of 67 out of 69 MCAs. Abogeta West MCA Dennis Kiogora in his petition before the Assembly had accused Mwangaza of engaging in a series of "discreditable acts" which he added has generated a toxic environment and turned the county into Kenya's laughing stock.
"The Governor has engaged in multiple discreditable acts that severally and collectively amount to gross violation of the Constitution, gross violation of various national and county laws, abuse of office, and gross misconduct," read part of the petition.
"The office of the Governor, the Assembly and its leadership and the people of Meru County to, embarrassment, ridicule and disrepute."
Kiogora proposed that Governor Mwangaza cannot be trusted to work harmoniously with staff and elected leaders at the national and county levels of government. He warned that the longer she stays in office, the more likely she will disrupt service delivery within the county for the interest of the Meru electorate.
Mwangaza however hinted at unfairness in the event the impeachment motion was allowed to go through, adding that the motion was incompetent given that it was issued by the County Assembly deputy clerk, who signed off as the acting clerk, despite the seat having no official occupant.
She had also called upon the court to suspend letters issued by the deputy clerk inviting her to appear before the assembly for the impeachment motion.
The governor had attempted to reduce the tensions between her and the MCAs through a public apology and a plea to President William Ruto to intervene and restore peace in Meru, attempts that have since failed.
"The Bible says that blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God. I pray that the president is inspired by God to broker peace in Meru County," Mwangaza said.
Nominated MCA Secondina Kanini said the governor’s apology was issued in bad faith and would not be accepted.
“We will not accept the governor’s apology. The governor has prosecuted us in public with all manner of accusations. We have lost trust with the governor and if she cannot be trusted, she is not a worthy leader,” the MCA said.
Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza when she addressed a prayer gathering attended by President William Ruto in Embu on December 4, 2022. /DAILY NATION
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