By John Mutiso
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has been impeached by the County Assembly after the members voted to oust him.
Nyamira MCAs initiated an impeachment motion against Governor Nyaribo, citing allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and irregular appointments.
This is the third attempt to remove him from office amid growing divisions within the County Assembly.
In the motion filed by Bonyamatuta Ward MCA Julius Kimwomi Matwere, Governor Nyaribo was ousted after 23 of the 31 MCAs who attended the session voted in favour of the motion, while four MCAs abstained from participating in the vote.
Governor Nyaribo was accused of conducting county activities through unauthorized “Bunge Mashinani” sessions, which were not legally recognized.
The motion further criticised him for approving and utilizing the county budget to endorse Peris Nyaboke-Oroko as the County Agriculture Minister, a process that occurred during a disputed leadership period in the assembly and outside legal protocols.
Additional allegations included irregular appointments of committee members for Keroka town and the unlawful establishment and approval of a Public Service Board appointment panel through the same informal assembly sessions, which functioned from October 2024 to June 2025.
This latest move continues a long pattern of battles between the governor and the Assembly. Since 2023, MCAs have made several attempts to impeach Nyaribo.
The first effort accused him of mismanagement, nepotism, and failure to remit statutory deductions. Later attempts in 2024 and 2025 fell short by just one vote, leaving the Assembly sharply divided.
The county has experienced prolonged internal conflict during this period. Rival factions have clashed over leadership, at one point even holding parallel sittings. Court cases and changes in Assembly leadership helped restore order, but the political tension never fully settled.
The current motion comes at a time when the governor is already facing scrutiny over a corruption investigation. Two weeks ago, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission raided his homes and offices while probing a Ksh382 million tender for the construction of county headquarters.
