Mwangaza kicked out after senators voted in favor of her impeachment by Meru County Assembly

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza was sent home Tuesday night after the Senate upheld her impeachment by the Meru County Assembly.

In three charges brought against her, a majority of the Senators, as confirmed by Speaker Amason Kingi, affirmed that the embattled County Chief was guilty of all of them.

The charges brought before the house were related to gross violation of the constitution, abuse of office, and gross misconduct.

In the first charge of gross violation of the constitution, 26 Senators voted YES while 4 voted NO. 14 Senators were marked as absent. In the second charge of gross misconduct, the same 26 lawmakers voted YES, while 2 voted NO and 14 were absent. And, in the third charge of abuse of office, 27 Senators voted YES, and one lawmaker voted in Kawira’s favor while 14 remained absent.

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