Guyo's lawyers urge Senate to dismiss case citing High Court nullification, doctored documents
The former LSK boss told senators that the Hansard refers to an Assembly sitting on June 26, 2025, at 2:30 pm, yet the official notice issued by the Speaker had called for a session at 9:00 am.
Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo’s legal team has urged the Senate to immediately dismiss the impeachment proceedings against him, arguing that the process was already nullified by the High Court and is based on manipulated documents.
Speaking during the Senate’s two-day trial on Tuesday, lawyers Eric Theuri, Elisha Ongoya, and Elias Mutuma raised two preliminary objections.
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They claimed the Hansard used by the County Assembly to impeach the governor was not only riddled with irregularities but also lacked the official certification required by law.
According to Theuri, the document cannot be relied upon as an official record of the Assembly.
“If the Senate examines whether there were valid proceedings and concludes that these documents were cooked, then the Senate should dispose of this case,” he said.
The former LSK boss told senators that the Hansard refers to an Assembly sitting on June 26, 2025, at 2:30 pm, yet the official notice issued by the Speaker had called for a session at 9:00 am.
“This is a phantom impeachment. It’s a major indication of manipulation. The documents presented by the Assembly have been doctored, cooked, and generated outside the Assembly,” Theuri added.
Mutuma also pointed out that the Hansard begins with the sponsor of the motion addressing the House, without any record of the Speaker calling the sitting to order, a procedure required in all formal sittings. He said such gaps made the document unreliable and questionable.
Ongoya, on his part, told the Senate that the High Court had already declared the impeachment process null and void after the governor filed a petition challenging its legality.
“The judge made a determination that the motion and the purported debate were null and void,” he said.
“There was a determination by a competent court that the motion is null and void. We beseech you, this motion before you is not known to law,” Ongoya added.
Earlier in the day, Governor Guyo pleaded not guilty to all charges levelled against him.
He faces three accusations: gross violation of the Constitution, gross misconduct, and abuse of office.
The impeachment was passed by 16 out of 18 Isiolo County Assembly Members on 26th June 2025.
The Senate will hear both the County Assembly’s case and the governor’s defence before reaching a final verdict through a vote by all 47 elected senators.
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