Senator Cherargei chides Trans Nzoia MCAs for welcoming Natembeya in Kisumu

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya addresses Kiminini residents on May 26, 2025. PHOTO/HANDOUT.

The Trans Nzoia Governor was returning home after his arrest, arraignment and release on May 22, 2025, in Nairobi.

According to Cherargei, the MCAs should be initiating impeachment proceedings against the governor instead of showing him support.

His remarks came shortly after Natembeya landed at Kisumu International Airport, where he was welcomed by the MCAs who had made the 169-kilometre trip from Trans Nzoia.

In a statement posted on his official X account on Monday, May 26, Cherargei described the MCAs as a “national embarrassment,” accusing them of neglecting their oversight role.

The senator, a frequent critic of the Trans Nzoia governor, reiterated his call for Natembeya’s removal, citing alleged poor leadership and lack of development.

“The Trans Nzoia County MCAs are a national embarrassment. Instead of launching impeachment proceedings against Governor Natembeya over mismanagement and weak governance, they are busy rolling out the red carpet for him,” Cherargei said.

“As a country, we must either use constitutional mechanisms to ensure accountability or accept and normalise corruption.”

In April, Cherargei accused the governor of promoting tribal divisions and claimed such conduct disqualified him from public office.

“Governor Natembeya should be impeached for promoting ethnic tensions, underdevelopment, and alleged corruption. These are impeachable offences under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, as they violate Articles 10, 27, 73, 74, 75, and 174,” he previously stated.

Natembeya received a warm reception in several towns in Western Kenya, telling his supporters that he is a commando with soldiers who won't be intimidated.

Unlike two days earlier, there was no incident in Kakamega, where DCP deputy party leader Cleophas Malala was teargassed on May 24, 2025, as he attempted to hold a homecoming rally.

Natembeya’s motorcade made several stopovers in towns across Western Kenya as he headed home to Kitale, following his recent arrest and arraignment.

Addressing a mini-rally in Kakamega, Natembeya urged the Western region to remain united and fight for its rights.

“It can’t be that a community with so many educated people still struggles to secure government jobs. It is unfortunate that when they are recruiting police, others arrive in lorries while we are carried in wheelbarrows,” Natembeya said.

“They have destroyed Mumias and Nzoia and want to silence us. But they won’t. The Constitution protects me. I am now a general and a commando—with soldiers.”

While speaking during his rally in Bungoma, the governor maintained that he would not be silenced, especially on matters concerning government projects and regional development.

He took issue with the government's leasing of four sugar factories in the Western region and what he termed as discrimination in youth employment.

“I will not be intimidated into silence. The constitution gives me the right to speak, and I will exercise that right,” Natembeya said.

“I am now a commando and a general because I have people who believe in me and will stand with me.”

He alleged that his recent arrest was part of a broader attempt to stop him from opposing government policies that he believes are detrimental to the Western region.