How Sonko’s ouster was made possible despite massive absence

Efforts by embattled Governor Mike Sonko to defend his reign of Nairobi County was countered by witty schemers who wanted him out by all means.

On Thursday December 3rd evening, the MCAs who are opposed to his style of leadership finally voted him out in what was referred to as ‘uniform impeachment’.

This happened despite the county chief having taken a number of county members out of Nairobi with an aim of interfering with the threshold required during the debate.

When some members were enjoying cool breeze in Kwale County, others had been taken to Naivasha and some to their respective rural homes so as to curtail the quorum.

All these plans, unfortunately, failed to yield fruits and the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura who presided over the impeachment motion declared the ‘Yes team’ as the winners. Sonko was then sent home by force.

Having been informed about Sonko’s underhand in curtailing the process, the speaker, interestingly, allowed the MCAS who were away to vote via a video, what culminated into a consensus that saw 88 out of the 122 MCAS vote YES for his ouster.

Reacting to the events, Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen observed that this was exactly what happened to Governor Ferdinand Waititu where those allied to the DP are toppled fraudulently.

“Gov. Sonko impeachment mirrors Waititu’s. It is state sponsored. 2/3 threshold not achieved. Fraudulent figures announced. Impeachment is procured by force. Luckily Sonko has documented evidence well but don’t rely on Senate Orengo&Mutula with a call from above can do anything,” Murkomen wrote.

https://twitter.com/kipmurkomen/status/1334516226165497862?s=20

His Narok counterpart Ledama Ole Kina supported his sentiments saying this was pure democracy on trial.