Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko on Friday, November 27, appeared to surrender his fate in the impeachment motion that has won the support of at least two-thirds of the MCAs at the Nairobi County Assembly.
In a dejected tone, Sonko stated he did not need to be saved, adding that he was ready to cede his governorship and resume his old life before venturing in politics.
His sentiments came in the wake of a tabled impeachment motion where 86 ward representatives out of 123, appended their signatures in support of the motion.
"I'm ready to go home as I said before there's life after politics. My father was not a politician," Sonko wrote on his Twitter page.
The governor, however, stated he would not go down quietly, swearing he would not append his signature to the Ksh37.5 billion budget that will see the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) access county funds for the functions transferred to it.
The delay in signing the budget is reported as the main reason why MCAs were urged by their political parties to impeach the city boss.
Since June 31st when the 2019-2020 financial year lapsed, NMS has been operating with a budget from the national government despite assuming functions that should be funded by the county budget.
"I will stand firm like the Senate when they were dealing with the County Revenue Bill. I will not, I shall not and I'm not going to append my signature to give funds to an illegal entity," Sonko asserted.
The impeachment motion was moved by minority leader Michael Ogada who wants Sonko ejected based on four charges including gross violation of the Constitution or any other law (Violation of the County Government Act 2012, Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2015 ), Public Finance Management Act , 2012 and Constitution) grounds abuse of office and graft.
The MCAs were reported to have had a meeting at Capitol Hill where they hatched a new plot to deal with Sonko's hardline position against the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS).
Members of the public have since been asked to submit their views of either supporting or going against the planned impeachment motion before Wednesday next week.
Once the period lapses, governor Sonko will be called into the Assembly to respond to the allegations raised in the motion as mandated by Article 47 of the Constitution.
This marks the second time, the governor has faced impeachment with the first time being in February 2020.
The initial motion was tabled by Makongeni MCA Peter Imwatok, a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) who cited alleged gross violation of the constitution and the Public Finance Act 2012 as well as the inability to control and manage public debts and clear pending expenses.
The motion was withdrawn after President Uhuru Kenyatta intervened, discouraging MCAs from an impeachment that would result in a costly by-election.
