Murang'a Governor, Mwangi wa Iria, survived impeachment on Friday evening after Senate reinstated him.
A Senate Committee formed to investigate accusations raised against him by Murang'a Members of County Assembly (MCAs) dismissed the claims citing insufficient substantiation.
The committee led by Kitui Senator, David Musila, ruled that the allegations against Wa Iria did not meet the threshold for impeachment.
“The Committee finds that although the governor breached some provisions of the constitution, the particulars of the allegations against him were in terms of standing order number 68 2B found not to be substantiated,” said Musila.
However, the ruling was not received well by some Senators, who said that they had not been given ample time to study the committee's report before it was tabled in the house.
The Governor was impeached after 34 MCAs voted for a motion introduced by nominated member, Mary Waithera.
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The MCAs accused Wa Iria of violating the Constitution by making excessive spending without approval of the Assembly. They further alleged that he had been inappropriately using public resources and had incurred a Sh2.5 Billion debt.
Council of Governors Chairman, Peter Munya, recently raised concerns over intimidation of Governors by MCAs. He claimed that the ward representatives were inhibiting development due to regular threats to impeach the county heads.
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