Embattled Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza appeared elated over the High Court’s decision to suspend the Senate’s decision to uphold her impeachment.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye at the same time restrained Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi from publishing in the Kenya Gazette Notice a declaration of a vacancy in the office of the Governor of Meru County.
“Merciful God,” the Meru governor posted on social media soon after Mwamuye delivered the ruling.
It was not the first time the governor has taken to social media to celebrate wins in her latest impeachment case.
Mwangaza expressed joy at the Senate’s decision to probe charges against him through plenary.
Senators rejected a proposal by the House Business Committee to establish an 11-member committee to hear impeachment charges against Mwangaza.
“Hallelujah,” the Meru County boss said on X after news broke she would appear before all Senators to defend herself.
The senate upheld the impeachment of Kawira on Wednesday after two unsuccessful bids by the County Assembly.
A total of 40 out of 69 members of the Meru County Assembly voted to impeach for the third time since her swearing-in.
Senators voted to send her home based on three charges in which she was found guilty, becoming the third Governor to be removed from office by impeachment after Kiambu’s Ferdinand Waititu and Nairobi’s Mike Sonko in 2020.
In her final submission before the Senate, the embattled governor recounted her efforts to reconcile with the Meru County Assembly and local leaders, including MPs, for the sake of the county’s progress.
Mwangaza was first impeached by the County Assembly in December 2022, but an 11-member Senate Special Committee found that none of the charges against her was proven.
In November 2023, the Senate granted her another political lifeline after she pleaded for forgiveness and a second chance.