The Speaker of the County approved the notice of the motion against him that called for the motion against him to be heard from 2:30 pm.Â
Nyamira Members of the County Assembly (MCA) have tabled a motion seeking to impeach Governor Amos Nyaribo.
Nyaribo is now set to face a second impeachment motion after the County Assembly of Nyamira approved the impeachment proceedings instituted against him on Tuesday, September 10.
The Speaker of the County approved the notice of the motion against him that called for the motion against him to be heard from 2:30 pm.Â
“Notice of Motion to consider debate and approves the Removal of Hon. Amos Kimwomi Nyaribo, the Governor of Nyamira County from office by way of IMPEACHMENT on the following grounds,” read the notice seen by Viral Tea.
A photo of Nyamira County headquarters. /STANDARD DIGITAL
Nyaribo is accused of gross violation of the Constitution of Kenya and other Laws, abuse of office and gross misconduct. The motion was tabled by Evans Juma Matunda, an MCA.
In October 2023, Governor Nyaribo survived an impeachment attempt after 16 MCAs voted for his ouster while 18 voted against it.
In August 2024, a section of Nyamira Residents filed a petition to have the entire devolved unit in their county disbanded, claiming that it had failed to adequately deliver services to them as is their mandate.
Governor Nyaribo was accused of drawing a hefty Ksh6.5 Million a month, a figure he explained was because of pending arrears which in part emanated from his time as deputy governor.
On February 16, 2023, Nyamira Law Courts upheld Nyaribo’s victory during the August 9, 2022, general elections, with Magistrate Kimondo Kanyi ruling that the petitioners did not produce sufficient evidence for the nullification of the election exercise.
Kanyi added that the election exercise was conducted according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) constitution and was fair, free and transparent.
The case was filed by a voter, Denis Ayiera, who asked the court to order scrutiny and recount of votes following the August 9 general elections, claiming that many errors denied United Democratic Alliance (UDA) governor candidate Walter Nyambati victory.
Nyaribo, who is the incumbent, was announced the winner after garnering 82,090 votes. His closest challenger Nyambati of UDA garnered 49,281 votes.
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo addresses residents after his swearing-in ceremony at Nyamira Primary. /STANDARD DIGITAL