By Hopkin Reporter
Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has, for the second time, survived a bid to remove her from office by impeachment.
This is after a majority of the 47 Senators failed to uphold any of the seven charges cited against her by the County Assembly of Meru that voted unanimously to eject her from office.
Governor Mwangaza was accused of misappropriating county resources, nepotism and unethical practices, bullying and vilifying other leaders, usurping her statutory powers, contempt of court, illegally naming a public road after her husband and contempt of the Meru County Assembly.
This comes as the second time the Governor is surviving removal by Meru County MCAs with whom she has been at loggerheads since assuming office.
She was first impeached by the Assembly in December 2022 but an 11-member Senate Special Committee appointed to probe the grounds for her impeachment submitted a report stating that none of the charges levelled against her was proven.
Making her final submissions before the legislators cast their votes on her fate, a low-spirited Mwangaza regretted her conduct towards the Members of the County Assembly, MPs and Senators in turn asking them for forgiveness.
“I pray to God to give me more energy and grace…na Mungu anipe kuvumilia kwingi to see the people of Meru happy. The Members of Parliament, our dear Deputy Senator of this House, the MCAs, Deputy Speaker…if I have wronged anyone of you, forgive me,” Mwangaza said.
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