Wajir governor sacked by Kenyan senate
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Tuesday May 18, 2021 - 14:07:24 in Latest News by Staff Reporter
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WAJIR (HORN OBSERVER) - Members of the Kenyan senate have voted to remove Governor Wajir County Mohammed Abdi just a month after he was impeached by Wajir County members of Assembly.
The vote came after an 11-member Senate committee recommended the impeachment of Governor Wajir.
The panel found the governor guilty of a serious violation of the Constitution; County Government Acts, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal, and Public Financial Management.
The panel found that the MCA failed to substantiate the second allegation of abuse of office and gross misconduct.
The committee found that the governor violated the right to health protection of the people of Wajir County.
According to the senate speaker, the impeachment secured more than 24 of the 47 elected senators needed to sustain the charge.
In a gazette notice, Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka notified the public of Mohamud’s removal from office on grounds of gross violation of the Constitution.
The governor was impeached on Tuesday, April 27, after 37 MCAs voted in favour of his ouster, while 10 opposed.
Abdi became the third governor to be removed from office due to impeachment.
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Wajir governor sacked by Kenyan senate
WAJIR (HORN OBSERVER) - Members of the Kenyan senate have voted to remove Governor Wajir County Mohammed Abdi just a month after he was impeached by Wajir County members of Assembly.