Governor Mutua survives ouster as Assembly fails on quorum

Governor Mutua survives ouster as Assembly fails on quorum

A motion to impeach Machakos Governor, Dr Alfred Mutua, flopped after it failed to meet the required threshold.

All the 26 members  present at the Machakos County Assembly and who were pushing for the impeachment of Governor Mutua voted in support of the motion but the absence of 33 other MCAs meant they could not meet the threshold of 40 out of 59 MCAs required to pass a vote.

The motion had been moved by  Ndalani MCA, Stephen Muthuka, and sought to impeach the Governor for allegedly misusing public funds.

On Tuesday, November 22, Muthuka had claimed that Mutua had resorted to diversion tactics by sponsoring some MCAs to trips to Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda as a means to prevent the motion from passing.

Evidently, several seats remained unoccupied during the session.

Among the projects that have elicited controversy include the Maruba Dam project that cost the county Ksh 89 million, over Ksh 100 million Danida funds, and the source of the money running Maendeleo Chap Chap affairs.

Mutua is also accused of misappropriation of bursary money and diversion of county funds to personal use.

The governor has, however, refuted the claims, accusing a section of MCAs of using the impeachment threats as a means to blackmail him into funding their campaigns.

But Muthuka has defended his insurgency against Mutua saying his aim is to hold the governor accountable for the loss of public money.

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