Senate saves Kericho Governor Mutai from impeachment

Kericho Governor Dr. Erick Mutai has been impeached after the senate voted to save him.

Mutai was impeached by the Kericho County Assembly on October 2 where 31 out of 47 MCAs voted in favour of his impeachment motion.

Mutai was facing several allegations against him, including abuse of office, misappropriation of public funds, and indecent conduct

Kericho Governor Eric Mutai appeared before the Senate to defend himself against charges leveled against him by the County Assembly.

The Governor in his defense pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The county boss appeared before the Senate, asking the House not to have the hearings as had been earlier communicated by Senate Speaker Amason Kingi until a pending court case is determined, however, this was dismissed.

Through his lawyer Senior Counsel Katwa Kigen, Mutai has argued that the County Assembly's decision to impeach him is unlawful since it went against a court decision.

34 senators voted to object the preliminary proceedings at the Senate hence terminating the process. Mutai is now back as the Governor for Kericho.