This archive report was first published on 25 September 2019.
On August 29, 2019, Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama was sworn in, but his tenure has been marred by controversy. The Nyamira County Assembly has issued a notice of impeachment to Governor John Nyagarama, citing his failure to reinstate sacked pre-school teachers.
According to a letter signed by House Speaker Moffat Teya, the Assembly will not proceed with vetting the Governor's nominees for chief officers until the teachers are reinstated. Instead, they will start collecting signatures for his impeachment.
"As long as the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers have not been reinstated, the vetting of the nominees for posts of chief officers stands suspended," the letter read.
The Assembly had given the Governor a seven-day ultimatum to reinstate the teachers, but the Executive's response was noncommittal. The Education Executive, Gladys Momanyi, claimed that the matter was being handled by the Governor and that there were requisite processes being followed for the reinstatement of the teachers.
However, Governor Nyagarama denied receiving any communication from the Assembly regarding the impending issues surrounding the teachers' contracts. He claimed that the matter was being handled with care to ensure that qualified people were properly recruited.
"Why should we hurry processes? We know that there were serious irregularities during the hiring of the instructors and that is why we are taking caution to verify every other person we shall hire," Nyagarama said.
