The Speaker of the Senate, Amason Kingi, has convened a special sitting on Wednesday, August 14, for a special hearing of charges against Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza.
Kawira Mwangaza was impeached by the Meru County Assembly.
In a special gazette notice dated Monday, August 12, Kingi said he received a letter from the Speaker of the County Assembly of Meru.
The letter from the Speaker of the County Assembly of Meru informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of a Motion for the removal from office by impeachment of Kawira.
“I have appointed Wednesday, August 14, 2024, as a day for a special sitting of the Senate. The sitting shall be held in the Senate Chamber, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, commencing at 2.30 pm,”
“The business to be transacted at the sitting shall be the hearing of the charges against Kawira Mwangaza, the Governor of Meru County.” The Senate Speaker said.
Kawira was impeached for the third time.
The impeachment is on charges of abuse of office, gross misconduct and gross violation of the Constitution.
During the impeachment hearing, 40 out of 69 members of the county assembly (MCAs) voted in favour of the impeachment motion.
The motion was tabled by Deputy Majority Party Leader Zipporah Kinya, meeting the two-thirds threshold.
17 MCAs voted against the impeachment motion, while three did not vote.
The three MCAs failed to avail themselves at the assembly for the impeachment vote.
