Governor Mwangaza wants Meru County Assembly dissolved
Governor Kawira Mwangaza has called for the Meru County Assembly to be dissolved just days after she was impeached.
In a tweet, the besieged governors said, “Dissolving the county assembly may not be honorary but it is necessary. Let’s see what will unfold in the near future.”
Her impeachment on Wednesday, December 14, was a culmination of bad blood between her and the county legislators. 67 of 69 members of the Meru County Assembly voted to send her home, over alleged abuse of office, gross misconduct, and violation of the Constitution. The other two were absent.
Mwangaza’s fate now lies with the Senate.
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has received the approved impeachment motion against the first-time governor.
On Thursday, December 15, Meru County Assembly Speaker Ayub Bundi transmitted to the Senate the approved impeachment motion against the county chief.
Speaker Kingi now has seven (7) days to convene a special sitting to debate on the matter.
The Senate, by resolution, may appoint a special committee comprising 11 of its members to investigate the impeachment allegations.
The MCAs accuse the governor of nepotism, illegal appointments, unlawful dismissals, and usurpation of the constitutional and statutory powers of the county organ.
Other grounds include forcible entry into the assembly precincts and the mobilisation of unlawful riots against assembly members, a violation of public financial management law, and malfeasance in the nomination of County Executive Committee Members.
Under Section 123 of the County Governments Act a person may petition the President to suspend a county government in any exceptional circumstances if the county government engages in actions that are deemed to be against the common needs and interests of the citizens of a county.
The petition should be supported by the signatures of not less than ten per cent of the registered voters in the county.
Within 14 days of receiving the petition, the President submits a report on the averments made and grounds giving rise to the suspension of a county government to a apex body for intergovernmental relations which comprises of the President, his deputy and the Council of Governors.
After receiving approval, he sets up the committee to inquire into and investigate the situation in the county and make recommendations on the suspension of the county government and should, after approval by Senate, appoint the members of the Commission by notice in the Kenya Gazette.
During the period of suspension of a county government, the County Assembly should discontinue its session without dissolving.
During a period of suspension, the speaker, the deputy speaker, and members of the County Assembly remain in office and should retain half of their benefits.
All Bills introduced before the County Assembly and that have not received assent prior to suspension should expire and should be re-introduced as new bills upon the end of the suspension.
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