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Impeachment drama: Why governors always survive

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo (centre) during his Impeachment hearing before the Senate, on December 3, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard

Impeachment of governors and their deputies to safeguard public resources against plunder and abuse of office is a noble role for Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) provided for in the Constitution but it has since turned into an avenue of corruption, coercion and blatant misuse of tax payers money.

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