Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko was removed as the Nairobi governor on Thursday night, December 17, after 27 of the 45 senators voted to uphold the motion fronted by the MCAs.
Sonko was accused of four charges including; gross misconduct, violation of the constitution, crimes under national law, and abuse of office. Senators voted on each allegation fronted against Sonko.
On all the 4 charges, 27 Senators voted YES, 16 voted NO while 2 (Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jr. and Senator Johnson Sakaja) abstained.
Senators upheld the decision made by the MCAs to impeach Sonko on Thursday, December 3. 88 lawmakers voted in favor of the governor’s impeachment.
In the Senate, the governor and his lawyers responded to all charges, especially the embezzlement of funds. Sonko defended his daughter, Saumu Mbuvi, against claims that he had financed her a Ksh4.6 million trip to New York in the United States.
He also denied frustrating the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) under General Mohamed Badi.
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