The Senate hearing on the impeachment of embattled Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.
In a gazette notice sent to newsrooms, the upper house announced that the hearing will be held at the Senate chamber, Main parliament buildings, Nairobi county from 2.30 pm.
"I have appointed Tuesday, December 20, as a day for the special hearing 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 Hon. Kawira Mwangaza, the Governor of Meru county," the notice reads in parts.
Mwangaza became the first county boss to be impeached barely three months after being sworn in.
This was after all 67 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) present during the impeachment session voted to remove her over abuse of office claims.
Bishop Kawira made history in the August 9 general election when she floored two political giants, Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi and then Senator Mithika Linturi.
In the race, Linturi became second after attaining 183,858 votes, while Kiraitu managed 814 votes.
Kawira garnered 209,148 votes to secure the seat.
Case against Kawira
The 67 members who had signed the fresh impeachment motion cited nepotism, illegal appointments, unlawful dismissals, insubordination, statutory functions of county organ, contempt of court and unfair dismissals, incitement, bullying, vilification, and misleading campaigns against other leaders as the reasons for her ouster.
Other grounds were forceful entry into the Assembly precincts and mobilisation of unlawful riots against members of the Assembly, violation of public finance management law, and misconduct relating to the nomination of County Executive Committee (CEC) members.
The governor was also accused of disregarding the criteria for establishing offices within the county public service, including failing to submit her husband's name for approval by the Assembly before appointing him.
In the motion, they accused Kawira of incitement, bullying, and falsely holding public vilification, incitement, and humiliation rallies against members of the Assembly and other elected leaders.
The standoff between the governor and the MCAs has been escalating daily with both parties engaging in a war of words.
Even after Kawira apologised 70 times to the county Assembly members and called President William Ruto to intervene, the MCAs went ahead to impeach he,r saying it was the "best Christmas gift for the governor."
Kawira has been publically faulting the MCAs, calling them greedy and corrupt.
"Tell those foxes I am not afraid of them and their impeachment. I am here to stay today, tomorrow, next year, and ten years to come until I deliver to the people of Meru," Kawira said recently in Nkubu.
