‘We’re Going to Court’: Nyamira MCAs Reject Senate Decision on Nyaribo Impeachment
A group of Nyamira County Assembly members has announced plans to challenge the Senate’s decision to overturn the impeachment of Governor Amos Nyaribo, arguing that the House failed to meet the required legal threshold before dismissing the charges.
Speaking during a press briefing on December 4, 2025, the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) accused the Senate of delivering a ruling without examining the evidence and documents tabled during the impeachment process. Their frustration follows a heated Senate session held a day earlier, where senators voted overwhelmingly to uphold a preliminary objection raised by the Governor’s legal team.
Kemera Ward MCA James Mating’a said the legislators were dissatisfied with the Senate’s conclusion that the Assembly had failed to meet the mandatory two-thirds majority needed for an impeachment vote. He confirmed that the group intends to seek judicial intervention to challenge the interpretation of the numerical requirement.
“We have many ways of dealing with this impeachment,” Mating’a stated. “We shall go to court for the court to decide this issue on the number of MCAs that make up the two-thirds.”
Nyamira County Assembly Majority Leader George Mora Abuga also questioned the Senate’s conduct during the impeachment hearing, claiming that senators who had initially appeared supportive of the Assembly’s case abruptly switched their stance after a one-hour adjournment requested by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot.
“What happened in that one-hour break that my colleague, the Majority Leader in the Senate, asked for?” Abuga posed. “The Senate decided to vote on the preliminary objection, and three-quarters of them who were supporting us crossed over and supported the objection.”
The MCAs maintained that the Senate vote deprived Nyamira residents of a proper examination of the allegations brought against Governor Nyaribo. This marked the third impeachment attempt against the county boss, who has faced persistent accusations of misconduct and violations of the law.
In the latest motion, Nyaribo was accused of endorsing the controversial Bunge Mashinani initiative, which MCAs said operated outside constitutional boundaries. He was also faulted for allegedly giving illegal assent to the Nyamira County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2024.
Additional charges included failure to deliver the State of the County Address and Annual Reports as required by law, as well as alleged non-compliance with court orders on the appointment of Clive Ogwora to the County Executive Committee. The Assembly further accused the Governor of presiding over irregular staff recruitment processes, influencing unlawful appointments, and benefiting from irregular salary arrears.
Other allegations touched on payroll fraud, loss of public funds, dual appointments outside established structures, and the alleged usurpation of powers belonging to the Auditor-General and the County Public Service Board.
Despite the volume of accusations, the Senate voted 38–4 in favour of upholding the preliminary objection, effectively nullifying the impeachment motion. The decision ensured Governor Nyaribo survived impeachment for the third time since taking office.
The MCAs now insist the matter is far from over, signalling a looming legal battle that could once again bring Nyamira County’s political leadership under national scrutiny.
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‘We’re Going to Court’: Nyamira MCAs Reject Senate Decision on Nyaribo Impeachment