Senate to hear Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo's impeachment despite court declaring process illegal

The Senate will hold a special sitting on Monday, June 30, to consider the impeachment of Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo, following a formal notification from the County Assembly, even as the High Court has ruled the process unlawful.

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, in a gazette notice dated June 27, 2025, confirmed the sitting will begin at 10:00 am in the Senate Chamber, after receiving a letter from the Speaker of the Isiolo County Assembly dated June 26, 2025.

The letter stated that 16 out of 18 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) voted in favour of removing Guyo from office. Two MCAs were absent, and no votes were cast against the motion.

“I have appointed Monday, June 30, 2025, as a day for a special sitting of the Senate. The sitting shall be held in the Senate Chamber, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, commencing at 10.00 am,” Kingi said.

The assembly claimed the motion followed public participation across all ten wards and that the governor was formally invited to appear but failed to show up.

“The House proceeded with the matter in accordance with Standing Orders and relevant legal provisions after the governor failed to appear,” a statement attributed to the Assembly said.

However, confusion has deepened after the High Court on Friday ruled that Governor Guyo’s impeachment is null and void. Justice Heston Nyaga declared that the County Assembly acted in defiance of an existing court order that had restrained them from proceeding with the motion.

“The orders of June 25 were not set aside or stayed; they remain in force,” Justice Nyaga said, warning that defying court orders was a serious violation of the rule of law.

The court further found the Assembly in contempt for wilfully disobeying the conservatory order and ruled that no appeal would be considered unless the respondent physically appeared before the court.

Earlier, the court had issued temporary orders stopping the impeachment process following a petition by Abdi Ibrahim. Justice Nyaga had certified the petition as urgent and directed the County Assembly and its Speaker not to admit, process, or debate the impeachment motion.

At the centre of the controversy are two conflicting accounts from the County Assembly.

While a widely circulated statement claims the motion was passed and forwarded to the Senate, Clerk Salad Boru strongly refuted the claim, stating that no legal sitting took place.

“We categorically deny and clarify the misleading reports circulating in the media and on social platforms. No sitting was convened or facilitated by the Office of the Clerk to discuss or conduct any impeachment proceedings against the Governor,” Boru said.

“The County Assembly is fully committed to upholding the rule of law and will not act in violation of any court order,” he added.

Boru also stated that no order papers, notices, or instructions were issued to support the process.

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He emphasised that he remains the lawful Clerk of the Assembly and dismissed any attempts by others to act in his place as illegal.

“Anyone purporting to act as Clerk has no legal mandate to facilitate or preside over any business of the Assembly,” he added.

Governor Guyo also denied receiving any official invitation to respond to allegations.

“I am shocked. They have never invited me to explain anything. We have a court order which has not been vacated or challenged,” he said.