The Nairobi governor by-election will be held by February 15, 2021, which will be within 60 days of the Senate impeachment vote.
Sonko is the second governor to be a victim of Senate's axe following former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu in January this year.
As soon as the Nairobi governor was sent packing by the Senate his removal was gazetted.
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Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka last night gazetted the impeachment in less than hour of the governor’s removal.
"On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the Senate resolved to remove Hon. Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the Governor of Nairobi City County, from office, by impeachment," read a gazette notice signed by the speaker.
THE STANDARD By
Japheth Ogila |
December 16th 2020 at 18:44:58 GMT +0300
The Senate heard that Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko treated one of his daughters to a lavish trip to New York City at the expense of the taxpayer.
That was during the house's plenary trial of the governor following his impeachment by the Nairobi County Assembly.
While tabling evidence for the ouster of the governor, County assembly Minority Leader Michael Ogada averred that Sonko flew his daughter in a first-class flight to the US which translated in the misappropriation of public funds.
Ogada told the plenary that the governor’s daughter spent Sh220,000 on a chopper flying around New York City, and another “offside party at Sh260,000 from first lady’s conference in Philadelphia," where Sh60,000 was spent on the trip. He further claimed that Sh120,000 was given to reporters and additional Sh300,000 on transport.
THE STANDARD By
Roselyne Obala |
December 11th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Impeached Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and the county Assembly began submitting their documents to the Senate yesterday as they prepare to argue their case next week.
The two parties have three days to furnish the Senate Clerk with their evidence.
Speaker Ken Lusaka told The Standard yesterday that the governor and the county Assembly have until Monday to file the particulars and responses ahead of the Senate plenary probe on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Senate will convene for a special sitting on Wednesday and Thursday to hear the submissions and cross-examine the embattled governor and his accusers.