Nyamira MCAs launch third impeachment bid against Governor Amos Nyaribo
The motion, sponsored by Bonyamatuta MCA Julius Kimwomi Matwere, seeks to remove Nyaribo from office over a number of claims, including violation of the Constitution.
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo is facing a third possible ouster attempt following a fresh plot by Nyamira County ward representatives.
The MCAs convened a special sitting on Monday morning to discuss Nyaribo’s removal. The morning session, according to speaker Thadeus Nyabaro, will see a motion seeking the ouster of Nyaribo tabled.
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“The business to be transacted at the special sitting shall be to give notice of motion from removal from office, the Governor, Amos Nyaribo, by way of impeachment,” Nyabaro’s notice published in the Kenya Gazette on November 13, 2025, reads in part.
The motion, sponsored by Bonyamatuta MCA Julius Kimwomi Matwere, seeks to remove Nyaribo from office over a number of claims, including violation of the Constitution.
The county chief who rose to the seat in late 2020 following the death of his predecessor, John Nyagarama, has in the past twice survived similar attempts, with the accusations mirroring each other in both instances.
In October 2023, the MCAs had sought to impeach Nyaribo on claims of mismanagement, nepotism and failure to attempt statutory deductions, which he survived but left a divided Assembly, which was split in the middle.
There had been leadership conflict in the county with two factions operating different assemblies. For several months, a faction led by ousted speaker Enock Okero conducted their parallel session dubbed Bunge Mashinani from outside the official Assembly chambers.
It took several court cases and interventions to reconcile the MCAs, and with the removal of Okero as speaker upheld by the high court, to have all the MCAs hold one sitting.
Less than a year later, in September 2024, nominated MCA Evans Matunda sponsored a second bid, which was defeated after they failed to reach the threshold of two-thirds.
Twenty-two pro-impeachment MCAs voted but fell short of just one to make it to the threshold required of 23 to send Nyaribo to the Senate for trial.
With three impending by-elections, the Assembly currently has 32 out of the 35 members, meaning Nyaribo has to marshal 12 members to his side if he were to survive the fresh onslaught.
The planned impeachment motion comes just two weeks after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) raided the governor’s homes and offices over Sh382 million corruption-related investigations.
On Wednesday, October 29 2025, anti-graft sleuths raided the offices and residences of Nyaribo and several senior county officials in connection with the alleged multimillion-shilling graft scandal.
EACC said the raids are part of ongoing investigations into the irregular procurement and award of a Sh 382 million contract for the construction of the Nyamira County Government offices to Spentech Engineering Limited.
The governor has protested the accusations, noting the tender was awarded during the tenure of his predecessor, Nyagarama, and he had nothing to do with it.
EACC listed other persons of interest in the probe, including Lameck Machuki Nyariki, Director of Housing and Physical Planning, Peris Mose, Director of Roads (formerly Head of Procurement), Asberth Maobe, Chief Officer, Finance and Accounting Services and Josphat Oruru, Chief Officer, Roads, Transport & Public Works.
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