Mutula Kilonzo, governor of Makueni, now claims that the failed impeachment of ex-Kericho county boss Paul Chepkwony set a precedent in governors’ trials.
The county executive stated that the decisions made by the then-Select Committee on Chepkwony’s proposed impeachment remain the reference point in the threshold of evidence.

“On the threshold of impeachment, the precedent set by the Senate select committee during the trial of Governor Chepkwony remains the locus classicus on the standard of proof under Article 181 of the Constitution,” Mutula affirmed.

The governor spoke as the Senate Special Select Committee retreated on Thursday to write its report on Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s proposed impeachment.

The House will hold a Special Session tommorrow to decide Mwangaza’s fate.

Mutula appears to be implying that, while Mwangaza may have violated some legal provisions, he may not have met the threshold for impeachment of a governor.

Chepkwony, who was serving his first term as governor at the time, escaped impeachment in 2014.
The special Senate committee investigating him cleared him of all three charges brought against him by Kericho County Assembly Members.