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Mutai's fate now lies with Senate after second impeachment

When Kericho Governor Erick Mutai appeared before a Senate Committee in June 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Embattled Kericho Governor Erick Mutai is set to appear before the Senate today for a special sitting to deliberate on his second impeachment after 33 out of 47 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) voted to remove him from office.

The big question is whether Mutai will once again survive the impeachment just as he did in October 2024, when the Senate overturned the County Assembly's resolution on grounds that it failed to meet the constitutional threshold.

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