Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu was Wednesday night impeached by Senate following a majority vote by members.
The Senate impeached the governor for graft, abuse of office and gross misconduct.
The legislators kicked out of office the governor when they took a vote on the three charges which they upheld.
In the first charge, 27 Senators voted for his removal against 10 who objected, while 28 senators voted to uphold the second charge.
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In the third charge, 27 voted in favour of the charge leveled against him by the Kiambu county assembly sealing his fate.
Earlier Waititu, had protested his impeachment saying the charges against him were politically motivated.
The governor through his lawyers further argued that the process was not procedural citing a lack of quorum during his impeachment by Members of Kiambu County Assembly.
There was heated debate when a section of the Senators came to Waititu’s defense claiming that he had not been accorded a fair hearing.
The governor was impeached by MCAs on 19th December over alleged gross misconduct and corruption. He was ousted after 63 Members of the County Assembly voted in favour of his removal.
28 failed to turn up for the session and one voted against the impeachment motion.
Last year, Waititu, his wife Susan Wangari Ndung’u and their daughter, Monica Njeri were charged with the illegal procurement of Sh588 million tender.
