Beleaguered Meru Today, Governor Kawira Mwangaza, whose Senate impeachment hearing started on Tuesday, November 7, will determine her fate.

The senators will decide whether to reject the accusations made against her by the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) or vote to uphold her impeachment by the motion made by the Meru County Assembly.

But before the Senate votes on the governor's case, she will have two hours to present her case.

The governor of Meru is facing seven charges, including embezzlement and mismanagement of county funds, nepotism and associated immoral acts, intimidation and denigration of other leaders, unauthorized appointments and usurpation of official authority, contempt of court, unauthorized naming of a public road in her husband's honor, and contempt of assembly.


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Three months into her term, the County assembly first impeached Governor Mwangaza in December last year. But in December 2022, the Senate overruled the resolution.

Mwangaza will submit her witnesses to a four-hour cross-examination by the County Assembly, armed with eight attorneys and four witnesses.

After a half-hour of questioning the witnesses, there will be a one-hour lunch break.

The final remarks from the MCAs will be delivered between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m.

Mwangaza will have two hours starting at 4:30 p.m. to make her final remarks before the House adjourns for a brief period so that members can discuss the charges.


If everything goes as planned, Mwangaza should discover her fate by Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

To maintain the governor's removal from office, the motion will need the support of at least 24 elected senators.

To the charges, the governor entered a not guilty plea.