The
embattled Machakos Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala has been impeached by the County
Assembly over alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office.
The
Motion to impeach Kiala was brought to the House by Mutituni Ward
Representative Joseph Kalunde and forty Members of the County Assembly voted to
support his removal while 19 opposed the Motion.
Those
supporting his impeachment accused the deputy governor of nepotism, soliciting
bribes from bidders for contracts in his docket, harassing senior staff,
fueling tribal animosity by discriminating against workers who do not come from
the county and associating with area governor's political detractors. He was
also accused of failing to attend County Executive Committee meetings without
proper explanation.
However,
those opposed to his impeachment termed the accusations leveled against the
deputy governor as malicious. ''How can you claim to impeach a deputy governor
on the basis of hearsay designed to besmirch his name?'' asked one of the MCA.
According
to the Constitution, only a two-thirds majority is required to impeach the
governor or his deputy. After the Speaker announced the results of the vote,
MCAs supporting the Motion broke into celebrations and they were later joined
by their supporters who had camped outside the Chambers.
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