NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 7 – The Senate plenary will decide on the impeachment of Kisii Deputy Governor Robert Monda after the proposal to form a special committee failed to garner support in the House.
Initially, the House Business Committee recommended the formation of an eleven-member special committee to investigate and deliver a report on Monda’s potential removal from office.
However, the motion, fronted by House Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, failed to proceed due to a lack of a seconder.
Cheruiyot had nominated Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna to second the motion, but Sifuna declined, citing reservations.
Consequently, Speaker Amason Kingi stated that he would provide further guidance on the matter at a later date.
“The fallback position is that this matter shall be heard in plenary. I will further give directions on this matter in due course,” he said.
Senate Standing Order 65 stipulates that the question on any motion shall not be proposed unless it shall have been seconded.
It further states that any motion that is not seconded shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and shall not be moved again in the same session, unless with the permission of the Speaker.
With the development, Monda’s hearing is poised to potentially take a political turn, serving as grounds for confrontation between lawmakers from both the Kenya Kwanza and Azimio coalitions in the House.
Monda is affiliated with the Azimio coalition, having been elected on the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket alongside Governor Simba Arati.
The Deputy Governor was impeached on February 29, 2024 amid accusations of abuse of office and bribery.