This archive report was first published on 19 December 2019.
Published on December 19, 2019, Kiambu County Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) have voted to impeach Governor Ferdinand Waititu over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office.
Out of 63 MCAs who participated in the vote, 63 voted in favor of the ouster motion tabled by Ndenderu MCA Solomon Kinuthia, while only one voted against it.
The motion, tabled by Kinuthia, listed gross misconduct and abuse of office as the major reasons for the impeachment motion against Waititu.
Twenty-eight MCAs were absent during the impeachment vote.
The motion accused Ferdinand Waititu Babayao of violating the tendering laws by allegedly influencing the awarding of key tenders to firms linked to his immediate family and kin.
Waititu is also accused of bypassing the County Public Service Board in hiring hundreds of casual staff, among other actions that the MCA termed as unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, a similar motion targeting the Deputy Governor James Nyoro flopped after the mover of the motion, Weiteithie MCA Macharia Taki failed to show up in the Assembly during the session.
Waititu was previously barred from office after he was charged with six counts over a Sh580 million irregular tender in July.
