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Wajir Deputy Governor Ahmed Ali Muktar has been sworn in as the Governor for Wajir County following the impeachment of Mohamed Abdi Mohamud.
Muktar was sworn in on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the Wajir County Government’s headquarters after the gazettement of Mohamud’s impeachment by Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka.
The former Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud was impeached on grounds of Gross misconduct and violation of the Constitution of Kenya.
“PURSUANT to section 33 (6) (b) of the County Government Act,2012 and Standing Order 75 of the Senate Standing Orders, the Senate,
after according Mohamed Abdi Mohamud, the Governor of Wajir County, an opportunity to be heard, did on Monday, 17th May, 2021,
resolve to impeach Mohamed Abdi Mohamud, the Governor of Wajir County on the following ground; namely Gross violation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010; the County Government Act, 2012; the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2015; and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012,” reads the Gazette Notice dated May 17, 2021.
Mohamud’s impeachment trial was held by an 11-member
Committee which submitted to the Senate an 144-page report recommending his
removal.
This is after 25 Senators out of 47 upheld the impeachment of the Governor by the County Assembly, two Senators opposed the impeachment while four abstained the vote.
The Wajir County Assembly alleged that the governor “had
caused the health sector to run into disarray that had compromised right to the
highest attainable health standards; and also that, “over Ksh.2.4 billion had
been allocated to the department of medical service but the county referral
hospital lab could not conduct COVID-19 tests due to faulty test kits and lack
of reagents.”
The governor had denied the allegation that healthcare in Wajir County had suffered under his leadership.
“The main impeachment is said to be gross violation of the constitution by not providing adequate health facilities…according to me…, we have provided enough…I could be impeached for violation of the constitution but it cannot be for gross misconduct,” the Governor said.
The Wajir Governor became the 9th County Boss to face impeachment with two of his colleagues; former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his Kiambu counterpart Ferdinand Waititu removed from office for gross misconduct.
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