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Political threshold a must to impeach a governor

When Jubilee party members were axed and sought legal redress amid the row between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, their pleas drooped. The lawyers and political commentators made it clear that the law subsists on washing the feet of politics — that issues politics cannot find solutions from the courts.

Verily, I say unto members of county assemblies (MCAs), they can’t impeach a governor if the grounds do not meet political thresholds. Do not be deceived; Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu’s impeachment was done at sovereign political balconies.

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