Senate acquits Kirinyaga Governor Waiguru, rejects calls for her removal
Friday, June 26, 2020 16:00
By IBRAHIM ORUKO
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru before the Senate special committee formed to investigate her impeachment charges on June 23.
PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE
Embattled Governor Anne Waiguru has survived perhaps one of the greatest challenges of her short political life after the Special Committee of the Senate cleared her of culpability over impeachment charges levelled against her by members of the Kirinyaga County Assembly.
The committee said, while it is open to the governor to indulge in less important activities, it is an uninspiring and disturbing picture when she cannot find time to appear before the county assembly to present the annual State of the County Address.
“From the evidence adduced, the committee established administrative malaise in the management of imprests in Kirinyaga County,” the committee, chaired by Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala said.
However, the committee assailed the county assembly for listing twelve imprests paid to the governor and alleging that she was issued with imprest but never travelled or surrendered.
