Nairobi MCAs have started collecting signatures in a renewed bid to impeach Speaker Beatrice Elachi.
The ward representatives from both Jubilee Party and the Orange Democratic Movement had collected 51 signatures by Sunday afternoon.
Forty two signatures are needed for a notice of an impeachment motion to be tabled before the assembly.
Reasons sighted by the MCA’s
The MCAs have at least six grounds for removing the Speaker from office in what is their second attempt.
They include abuse of office, illegal appointment of a new assembly clerk, corruption, poor leadership, victimisation of MCAs and assembly staff, impunity, disregard for the law and county orders, and militarisation of the assembly.
“Due to the above and many other reasons, over 80 members of the county assembly have today resolved to invoke section 11 of the recently enacted County Government (Amendments) Act, 2020 and commence an impeachment process against Speaker Elachi,” South B MCA Waithera Chege said on Sunday.
There is a general feeling that speaker Elachi lacks the wisdom to run the assembly. In most instances she name drops Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta names to get her way on matters of Nairobi Assembly business.
“Nairobi MCA’s are broke and most rely on the Clerk to be able to get their salaries and get their supplies paid by the county. Madam Elachi went to war with Ngwele who has court orders barring us and our suppliers from getting payments, ” an MCA said anonymously.
Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi also supports the removal of the speaker, sources and MCA’S allied to Sonko said the governor has endorsed her removal and has already facilities for her removal.
The notice will be submitted to the assembly clerk on Monday in accordance with sub-section 5 of the law.
