Governor Granton Samboja Impeached

Taita-Taveta County governor Granton Samboja has been impeached.

This is after thirty Taita-Taveta Members of County Assembly (MCAs) voted in favour of Governor Samboja’s impeachment.

The MCAs have accused Governor Samboja of gross misconduct.

According to a local daily, three MCAs were absent during the heated afternoon session which preferred ouster of the county chief. 

Recently, Governor Samboja said he would petition the president to have the county government dissolved.Several political leaders have joined the mediation efforts to settle the disputes but none has yielded fruits.

The ward reps unanimously voted in favour of a special motion moved by Rong’e MCA Harris Keke after a four-hour debate.

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Samboja was impeached on seven grounds, including gross misconduct, misleading the county assembly and misrepresentation of facts to the public with an aim of inciting the public against the county Assembly.
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