
MP Gitonga Mukunji to table a bill requiring a referendum to remove a president, deputy president and governors from office
- Published By Jedida Barasa For The Statesman Digital
- 9 months ago
Manyatta Member of Parliament Gitonga Mukunji now says he will table a motion to amend the impeachment law by making it mandatory to carry out a referendum before ousting a President, Deputy President, Governors and their deputies.
Speaking at NICA Church in Manyatta during the ordination of five lay leaders, MP Mukunji noted that the electorate must be given a chance to impeach holders of the Presidency and county offices.
The lawmaker cited the tribulations facing Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza, saying it is unfair for a leader elected by millions of voters to be impeached by a few “selfish leaders.”
He argued that the Constitution is being misused by lawmakers who want to settle personal scores with elected leaders to oust them from office.
“I will table a motion to change the law on impeachment so that when someone is being impeached, the voters speak in the form of a referendum,” he said.
“We must change the impeachment process of even Governors. You have all seen the troubles bedevilling Mwangaza in Meru; her only mistake ni kukosana na wadosi kidogo.”
According to the Constitution, Governors and their deputies can be impeached if a majority of MCAs, vote in support of an impeachment motion tabled before them, which then makes its way to the Senate.
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