Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been impeached.
Thursday, 63 MCAs voted to remove the Kiambu county boss, 28 ward reps abstained and one voted against.
Ndenderu MCA Solomon Kinuthia petitioned the Speaker to have the governor removed from office for allegedly violating the Constitution, County Government Act, Public Finance Management Act, and County Assembly Standing Orders.
Mr Kinuthia said there has been lack of accountability in the management of county resources by incurring unsustainable debts and other pending obligations to the tune of Sh4 billion.
“These pending obligations were never disclosed in the County Fiscal Strategy Paper, 2019, thus violating Articles 201 (e) of the Constitution and Section 107 (2) (e) of the Public Finance Management Act,” he said in the motion seeking Mr Waititu’s impeachment.
This, he said, placed Kiambu in a highly precarious financial position as it may lead to protracted and costly court battles with creditors and eventual auctioning of county assets.
The MCA said there has been diversion of funds intended for use by the assembly to unplanned projects, with the result being systematic crippling of assembly operations, compromising the independence of the House.
“There was failure to adhere to the stipulated dictates of the law in awarding Sh2.1 billion road tarmacking contracts against an approved total Roads, Transport, Public Works and Utilities budget of Sh1.4 billion in the financial year 2018/2019,” Mr Kinuthia said.
Mr Waititu is also accused of exhibiting gross misconduct by usurping the powers of the County Public Service Board and, in effect, directly hiring staff on casual basis as directors and assistant directors, as well as sub-county administrators and ward administrators.
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