MCA files motion to impeach Roads executive

By STANLEY ONGWAE

Migori County Assembly is about to impeach an executive officer in the county government on accusations of corruption and non-performance.

The Executive Officer in charge of Public Works and Roads, Major (Rtd) Erastus Nyamori, is facing censure after Kanyas Ward representative Thomas Mboya Odera moved a motion in the assembly for his removal because of poor performance since he took charge of the docket.

While moving the motion, Odera, who is also the assembly’s infrastructure committee chairperson, said he tabled a notice seeking the speaker Gordon Ogolla’s approval to continue with the debate to oust Nyamori.

Odera said he wanted the speaker’s consent to kick Nyamori out of the office due to incompetency. “Mr Nyamori appeared before the Infrastructure Committee and as a the chairman I see it as unnecessary to continue having him in the office because he could not even present a report during our preliminary investigations,” said Mr Odera.

Odera further cited different accounts for which Nyamori is accused of abusing his office. One of them is misusing his powers and undermining his juniors.

Nyamori is also said to have allegedly approved payments for wrong contracts aimed at robbing Migori County of huge sums of money.

After getting more than six members to support to the motion, the speaker ruled that a five-member committee be formed to investigate the allegations.

“The executive officer should also be given time to defend himself,” said the speaker.