Senators have voted to uphold the removal from office of Kisii County Deputy Governor Robert Monda by impeachment.
43 senators voted. Of these, 39 senators voted to impeach Dr Monda, 3 voted to save him while one abstained on abuse of office and gross violation of the constitution.
All four grounds for impeachment were substantiated as the Senate unanimously upheld the impeachment
Senators voted as follows on the four charges:
- Gross violation of the Constitution or any other law – 39/43
- Abuse of Office – 39/43
- Gross Misconduct – 35/43
- Crimes Under National Law – 32/43
It appeared that his decision to call Joseph Misati, the father of the main witness, Dennis Misati, to testify in his favour would be his undoing, and many senators were outraged by the public display of family feuds.
“The senate has resolved to remove from office by impeachment Robert Monda, the Deputy Governor of Kisii, and he now ceases to hold office forthwith,” ruled Speaker Amason Kingi.
Dr Bonny Khalwale, the majority whip, moved the motion to impeach the Deputy Governor, arguing that, while the crimes had not been proven beyond reasonable doubt, the deputy governor was likely to have received the bribes.
“We will be lying to ourselves that the young man has not proved that he sent money to the Deputy Governor, we will be lying to ourselves if we discount the evidence of the two ladies, and we will be lying to ourselves, if we told the country that the DG did not receive the money.” Khalwale said.
Dr Monda became the first DG under the new constitution to be removed from office by the Senate.
Dr Monda, who deputises Simba Arati, was accused of three allegations, key among them bribery.
Monda, MP for Nyaribari Chache (2007-13), bounced back in 2022 as Arati’s deputy.
The two fell out a few months ago on what he referred to as ‘ideological’ differences.
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