Kawira Mwangaza’s Impeachment case has taken another new twist after Senate rejected Speaker Amason Kingi’s proposal to form a committee to listen to the case.
According to reports, a proposal to form a smaller, 11-member committee was rejected by Senators and they unanimously agreed to listen to Kawira Mwangaza’s Impeachment case as a full house without the committee.
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Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, after listening to the debate and the reasons for rejection, directed that the matter be handled in plenary, citing the need for transparency and full participation of all Senators.
He instructed that Meru County Assembly and Governor Mwangaza be served with notice by Wednesday, with both parties required to submit their responses by Saturday after which the clerk will submit relevant documents to Senators by Sunday.
According to Senator Fatuma Dhullo of Isiolo, the decision to abandon the committee route in favour of a full plenary session is a move to ensure that all voices are heard and that the process is transparent.
“By going the plenary way, Meru County will have an opportunity to see what is happening on the impeachment, but going the committee way, they might not be able to even watch the events.”
However, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna who supported the committee approach, maintained that a smaller group would have been more effective in interrogating the issues surrounding the impeachment.
“I have held the position and view that the committee way is a far superior way for interrogating these issues than the plenary manner.”
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Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina, opposing the committee proposal, highlighted the gravity of the situation, insisting that the matter was too serious to be reduced to a smaller group warning that there is potential bias