The Senate Speaker Amason Kingi gazetted Monday June 30, 2025 as the day for a special sitting to, among others hear impeachment charges against Isiolo governor Abdi Ibrahim Hassan Guyo.
This is despite the fact that a court had stopped and termed as null and void the process to impeach Guyo.
Kingi said he was in receipt of a letter from the Speaker of the County Assembly of Isiolo, dated June 26, 2025 and received in the Office of the Speaker of the Senate on the June 27, 2025, by which the Speaker of the County Assembly of Isiolo informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of a Motion for the removal from office by impeachment of Abdi Ibrahim Hassan, the Governor of Isiolo County.
The sitting shall be held in the Senate Chamber, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, commencing at 10.00 a.m.
The business to be transacted at the sitting shall be the consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bills No. 10 of 2025) and the agreed version of the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bills No. 10 of 2025) and the hearing of the charges against Guyo.
He said these shall be the only business before the Senate during the special sitting, following which the Senate shall stand adjourned until July 8, 2025, at 2.30 p.m., in accordance with the Senate calendar.
Guyo got a reprieve on Friday after the High Court in Meru affirmed an earlier order barring the County Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment motion.
Guyo was impeached on Thursday after all 16 MCAs present endorsed the motion tabled by Sericho MCA Abubakar Godana.
Justice Heston Mbogo, in a virtual court, on Friday, said a conservatory order issued on June 23 was still in force and any action by the Assembly was in contempt.
“The orders dated June 25, 2025 are still in force. Any acts by the respondents or any other party, in defiance of the court order, shall be null and void. The orders shall remain in force until they are set aside by the court,” Justice Mbogo said.
The governor filed a petition and obtained orders against the County Assembly of Isiolo, the Speaker and clerk on the impeachment motion dated June 18.
On Friday, Hassan’s lawyers Eric Theuri and Elias Mutuma filed a contempt of court application against the Speaker and the Clerk.
Justice Mbogo ordered the Speaker and the clerk to appear in court in person, on Monday next week to respond to the allegations of contempt of court.
This is after their legal counsel Ekuru Aukot, Paul Wafula, Alex Mbaya and Boniface Mwereru failed to respond to whether the County Assembly had adhered to the court order.
The lawyers also sought to make an application for recusal of the judge and a stay of proceedings.
“The respondents have a right to file an application for recusal and stay of proceedings only after answering the question of whether the order was obeyed,”
Justice Mbogo said.
Mutuma asked the court to find the respondents in contempt accusing them of an attempt to exhaust the court’s time.
Justice Mbogo noted that while the respondents may seek recusal of the judge, active court orders must be obeyed.
“Recusal does not shield the respondents from obeying court orders,” Justice Mbogo said.
The judge warned that there was an attempt to drag the proceedings through several applications.
Following the impeachment of the Governor on Thursday, the County Assembly Speaker was expected to present the resolution to the Senate within two days.
Despite the existence of an order stopping the impeachment, the assembly impeached Guyo over allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and violation of various laws and the Constitution.
Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) passed the motion to oust the embattled governor with 16 out of 18 present voting in favour of the impeachment motion, two abstaining, and no member opposing the motion.
Among the accusations leveled against him were the stalling of key development projects, failure to meet revenue targets, and an inflated executive structure that included the appointment of 36 advisors and 31 chief officers, despite Isiolo County receiving the third-lowest revenue allocation in the country.
Guyo was also faulted for issuing short-term two-year contracts to chief officers, which the Assembly claims created an “environment of fear and uncertainty.”
Drama As Isiolo County Assembly Clerk Gazettes A New Speaker, Removing Roba
