Embattled Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has survived second attempt on his impeachment by means of threshold vote at the Nyamira County Assembly.
According to reports from the Nyamira County Assembly, a total of 34 MCAs convened to hold a hearing against him during which 22 lawmakers voted in favor of the governor’s impeachment.
Only 12 MCAs stood with the governor and voted against the Impeachment motion. However, In a case of ruling of the majority, the Governor could have been Impeached but lack of threshold gave the governor another chance.
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This means that the votes cast to impeach him failed to reach the threshold of 23 votes required to kick him out of office. This effectively meant the governor survived impeachment for a second time.
However, during the motion, the Governor did not appear in the county assembly but sent his legal team and executive committee to represent him. His defense team included County Attorney Erustus Orina, Advocates Jacob Ngwele and Julius Anyoka.
The Members of the County Assembly had accused the Governor of gross violation of the Constitution and incompetence as their grounds of impeachment and despite the majority deciding his fate, they failed to reach the threshold.
Residents of Nyamira also assembled outside the County Assembly demanding their views to be heard on the matter while protesting against the governor with placards opposing Nyaribo’s leadership.
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This comes as the second attempt to impeach the governor after failing to garner enough support barely a year ago while accusing him of recruiting two senior directors at the Office of the County Human Resources office.