The Kenyan Senate on Wednesday voted to uphold the impeachment of the governor of a county over allegations of corruption, violating the constitution and gross misconduct, local media reported.
In December last year, members of the Kiambu County assembly voted to impeach Governor Ferdinand Waititu. 63 members voted in favour of the motion while 28 others were absent.
According to the Daily Nation, the Senate voted by majority against the governor on all the three accusations against him.
The senators voted 27-12 on the count of violating the Constitution, 28-11 on the counts of violating national laws and gross misconduct.
According to the law, the deputy county governor, James Nyoro, is expected to take over as governor for the remainder of the term until 2022.
Nyoro was scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday but the ceremony did not take place after the presiding judge failed to show up.
Waititu has since filed a petition in court in an attempt to reverse the Senate’s decision.
