Public Accounts Committee Ababu Namwamba narrowly survives ouster motion

Nairobi, Kenya:

Nairobi, Kenya: The beleaguered Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Ababu Namwamba Thursday survived an ouster because one Member of Parliament did not back the vote of no-confidence against him.

At a meeting in Nairobi’s Parliament buildings, 13 MPs voted to impeach Namwamba over claims of bribery and corruption within the committee. Nine MPs voted to save him while two others abstained. Two MPs were absent during the secret ballot vote.

The two who abstained are Namwamba’s deputy Cecily Mbarire (Runyenjes) and Andrew Mwadime (Mwatate).

Though the majority in Thursday’s meeting voted to impeach Namwamba and kick him out of office, they were unsuccessful because the House rules say that more than half of the membership should back a no-confidence motion in order to kick out the chairperson.

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