This archive report was first published on 12 June 2020.
On June 12, 2020, the Senate House Business Committee (SBC) recommended the formation of an 11-member special committee to investigate allegations against Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru.
The move comes after the Kirinyaga County Assembly impeached Waiguru on June 9, 2020, over allegations of abuse of office and gross violation of the Constitution.
According to the Impeachment Procedure Act, the Senate must convene within 10 days of receiving the Assembly's resolution to determine whether the claims in the impeachment are substantiated.
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka summoned the SBC after receiving a communication from Kirinyaga County Assembly Speaker Anthony Gathumbi informing him of the resolution to impeach the Governor.
Majority Whip Irungu Kangata stated that the Senate will hold a Special Sitting on Monday to decide on the procedure for hearing Waiguru's case on Tuesday.
“Senate Business Committee has met this afternoon and made a recommendation in regards to the process to be used in the matter of Impeachment of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru. The recommendation will be made public on Monday,” Kang'ata said.
