Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has rejected all allegations levelled against him as the Senate began hearings into his proposed impeachment.
Nyaribo denied the charges while appearing before the Senate plenary on Wednesday, December 3, which is the first day of proceedings.
The session opened with the Senate Deputy Clerk, Mohamed Ali, reading out the charges to the governor, who dismissed each accusation in its entirety.
The impeachment motion accuses Governor Nyaribo of violations ranging from illegal appointments to abuse of office, claims he insists are unfounded.
The first set of accusations centres on allegations that the Governor backed the unconstitutional Bunge Mashinani initiative, approved the Nyamira County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2024 without legal basis, and unlawfully appointed Dr Peris Nyaboke Oroko, also known as Peris Mongare, to the County Executive Committee.
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The Assembly also faults him for allegedly making illegal appointments to the Nyamira and Keroka Municipal Boards, improperly constituting the County Public Service Board (CPSB) Selection Panel, and failing to appoint the leadership of the CPSB as required by law.
Additional allegations accuse Nyaribo of neglecting constitutional obligations such as delivering the State of the County Address and submitting Annual Reports.
He is also said to have disobeyed court directives regarding the appointment of Clive Ogwora to the County Executive Committee.
On the charge of abuse of office, the County Assembly claims Nyaribo oversaw recruitment processes without budgetary allocation, influenced irregular hiring of senior HR officers, and personally benefited from questionable salary arrears.
Members of the Assembly also cite the existence of a payroll fraud syndicate that allegedly led to the loss of public funds, accuse him of facilitating dual appointments outside the legal structure, and claim he encroached on the roles of the Auditor-General and CPSB.
The governor is further accused of unlawfully suspending the CPSB Secretary.
Nyaribo was impeached on Tuesday, November 25.
23 Members of the County Assembly voted to remove him from office, on charges including abuse of office and gross violation of the Constitution.
The Assembly had made numerous attempts to unseat the governor over the past two years, with accusations ranging from mismanagement and nepotism to failure to remit statutory deductions.
Previous impeachment efforts in 2024 and 2025 came remarkably close to succeeding, falling short by just a single vote on multiple occasions.
