Governor Mutai allowed to submit ICT evidence in impeachment trial
Senator Abdalla Shakila proposed that the MCAs from Kericho be summoned to the Senate to cast another vote.
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has approved a request by Kericho Governor Erick Mutai to introduce testimony from an ICT expert in the ongoing impeachment case, in an effort to challenge the process that led to his removal from office.
The governor’s legal team, led by lawyer Katwa Kigen, on Thursday, told the Senate that the voting process during Mutai’s impeachment was not done in the right way.
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Kigen argued that some procedures were not followed, prompting a request to present evidence to support the claim.
“The voting was not procedural,” Kigen said while making his case before the Senate.
In response, the County Assembly opposed the application, maintaining that the impeachment process was properly conducted and within the law.
As the session continued, Kericho County Assembly ICT Director Alfred Korir was called upon to explain how the voting system worked.
He walked the Senate through audit logs from the voting system, explaining that all members, including the three MCAs who had denied taking part in the vote, were recorded as having voted.
During the cross-examination, Senator Danson Mungatana asked Korir whether the system used in the County Assembly was reliable and if it could prevent manipulation or errors.
Senator Karungo Thang’wa also raised questions about the method used to carry out the vote, describing it as a “classic proxy voting system.”
In a bid to resolve the dispute over the accuracy of the voting process, Senator Abdalla Shakila proposed that the MCAs from Kericho be summoned to the Senate to cast another vote.
According to her, this would help clear any doubts on whether the County Assembly reached the two-thirds majority required to remove the governor from office.
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