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Kericho Governor Eric Mutai and his lawyers arrive for his impeachment hearing at the Senate Chambers, Parliament, Nairobi on August 29, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
Kericho Governor Eric Mutai was second time lucky to evade the impeachment sword after the Senate voted to stop the impeachment proceedings against him.
In a session that ran late into the night, 26 Senators voted to save Mutai while only 16 Senators voted to send him packing. Notably, only one Senator abstained from voting.
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