Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has survived a heated bid to remove him from office after the Senate on Wednesday night dramatically halted his impeachment, ruling that the entire process was built on shaky legal ground.
In a decisive show of support, 38 Senators voted to uphold preliminary objections raised by Nyaribo’s defence team—effectively killing the impeachment before it could move to a full trial. Only four lawmakers opposed the motion.
The Governor, who sat pensively on the Senate floor during the tense session, walked out vindicated after hours of legal back-and-forth that tore into the County Assembly’s decision to impeach him.
Nyaribo’s legal team, led by the sharp-tongued advocate Elias Mutuma, came armed with two explosive objections.
Their first argument?
That the impeachment motion dated November 11, 2025 was fatally flawed—falling short of the constitutional threshold under Article 181 and Section 33 of the County Governments Act.
They termed the Assembly’s resolution “invalid and incompetent,” arguing it was rushed, poorly grounded, and procedurally unsound.
The second objection lit up the Senate.
The defence claimed the Assembly relied on proxy voting—a practice they dismissed as illegal and non-existent under Kenyan law.
Mutuma told the House that only 19 MCAs were present during the impeachment vote, yet the final tally showed 23 MCAs voting to send Nyaribo home.
An outcome they labelled not only irregular but “numerically impossible.”
To them, the discrepancies pointed to “fraud, forgery and misrepresentation,” not mere clerical mistakes.
They further rubbished the Assembly’s claim that membership had dropped from 35 to 32, calling the argument “illogical, unconvincing and without legal standing.”
Counsel appearing for the County Assembly mounted a spirited defence, insisting that proxy letters existed and were legitimate grounds to explain the vote tally.
They argued that while Standing Orders do not explicitly endorse proxy voting, the Speaker was empowered under Standing Order No. 1 to allow such discretion.
But the Senate was not persuaded.
After fiery submissions and political undertones from lawmakers keen to protect the integrity of both county governments and the Constitution, the Senate made its stand.
With an overwhelming majority siding with Nyaribo’s defence, the House ruled that the preliminary objections were valid.
And just like that, the impeachment attempt collapsed.
The Governor lives to fight another day in Nyamira.
As the dust settles, the spotlight now shifts back to the County Assembly:
Will they attempt a fresh impeachment grounded in airtight evidence?
Or is this the end of the political storm?
For now, Amos Nyaribo walks away with a major political victory—one that has reshaped the power dynamics in Nyamira County.
