- Mutua said impeachment is a serious activity and must be approached with great care.
- He added that members of the Meru County Assembly have no solid evidence that could possibly amount to the impeachment of the first-term county boss.
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Azimio spokesperson Makau Mutua has weighed in on the ongoing hearing of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza's impeachment.
The renowned lawyer said he is not impressed by how Mwangaza has run Meru affairs since her election but he sees no violation in her leadership that would warrant an impeachment.
"I'm not impressed by how Governor Kawira Mwangaza has run Meru County thus far, but she hasn’t committed a single impeachable offense," he said in a statement on social media.
Mutua said impeachment is a serious activity and must be approached with great care.
He added that members of the Meru County Assembly have no solid evidence that could possibly amount to the impeachment of the first-term county boss.
"The Meru MCAs are out of line, and the Senate must call their bluff. Impeachment is a nuclear option that must be exercised with great care," he said.
The committee will hold the hearings for two days before retreating to write its verdict based on the evidence adduced.
Kawira was on December 14 impeached by 67 of the 69 MCAs that were present in the Meru County Assembly.
The ward reps accused the governor of gross misconduct and abuse of office, all broken down to five charges.
On Tuesday, Kawira denied all the charges before the special committee saying she is a victim of blackmail.
The MCAs accused her of committing at least one constitutional violation on each of the 64 days she has been in power.
They said within that period, Kawira committed 62 violations of the Constitution.
Lawyer Muthomi Thiankolu acting for the Meru County Assembly said Kawira committed 19 violations in the first charge, 30 under the second charge, four in the third charge, three violations in the fourth charge and six gross violations in the fifth charge.
Kawira has lined up one witness and she seeks to overturn the impeachment.
The 11-member committee will determine whether accusations against her warrant an impeachment before delivering its verdict by December 30.