Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has pleaded not guilty for gross violation of the constitution, gross misconduct and abuse of office as accused by the Meru county assembly, as she begins her trial before the senate
Speaking after the accusations were read to her in front of the senators, now for the third time, Mwangaza has dismissed the three accusations as baseless
“Not guilty,” she said
Lawyers representing Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza in her impeachment hearing at the Senate have argued that the charges against her lack a solid foundation.
Advocates Elias Mutuma and Elisha Ongoya contended that Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) had already made up their minds to impeach Mwangaza again following the Senate’s decision not to confirm the charges during the last impeachment in November 2023.
“How could they predict during the last impeachment that we would be here and the prediction comes to pass?” he posed.
“Abraham Lincoln said the surest way to predict the future is to create it. They went and created this moment. They created another impeachment,” he added.
Speaking on behalf of the Meru County Assembly, Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru highlighted a profound lack of trust in Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s leadership as the core issue in the ongoing impeachment proceedings.
Njiru emphasized the Assembly’s concerns over Mwangaza’s ability to effectively govern Meru County.
Ndegwa has also accused the Meru Governor of avoiding accountability by always having “an escape plan” and a “safety mechanism” to shift blame onto others
The final decision on her political fate will once again rest with the Senate plenary, which will conduct the hearing.