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Kericho Ward Reps boycott Governor Mutai's impeachment debate

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Kericho County Assembly in session during the impeachment motion against Governor Erick Mutai on October 2, 2024. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

Some 16 Members of the Kericho County Assembly (MCAs) on Wednesday boycotted the impeachment debate against Kericho Governor Erick Mutai.

In a move that appeared calculated to deny the assembly the two-thirds threshold needed to impeach the governor, only 31 out of the 47 Ward representatives were in the chambers.

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