Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud has been impeached.
A total of 25 Senators voted in favour of his ouster motion.
Two Senators voted against his ouster while four others abstained.
Governor Mohamud has been found guilty of gross violation of the constitution.
While appearing before the Senate plenary on Monday evening, the Governor pleaded for leniency arguing that the claims by the Wajir County Assembly didn't amount to gross violation of the constitution.
“I wish to plead with the senators to be sympathetic and not just impeach me just because of one issue. It can be a violation of the Constitution but it is not a gross violation,” he stated.
Earlier an 11 member special committee composed of Senators Okong’o Omogeni (Chairperson), Susan Kihika (Vice Chairperson), Johnson Sakaja, Mwangi Githiomi, Christine Zawadi, Mithika Linturi, Hargura Godana, Fred Outa, Agnes Muthama, Petronilla Were and Issa Juma Boy recommended for removal of Governor Mohamud over gross violation of the Constitution claims.
Wajir County Assembly which was represented by Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi had accused the county boss of failing to provide the assembly with the quarterly expenditure reports and failing to account for resources allocated to the county.
Governor Mohamud in his defence said the Public Finance Management Act mandates an accounting officer to prepare each quarter financial year for submission to the County Treasury which in turn submits to the County Assembly within a month.
The assembly also accused the county boss of failing to account for the management of the county resources by incurring debts and obligations reportedly totalling to Ksh 2 billion
The Governor was represented by lawyers Paul Nyamondi and Ndegwa Njeru.
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