Erick Mutai

Current position. Both impeachment attempts ended in the Senate without a vote on the charges; he was still Governor of Kericho as reported in August 2026.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

Authority

Kericho County Assembly; Senate of Kenya

Status date

2025-08-29

History

1. 2024-10 Kericho County Assembly passed an impeachment motion; his lawyers told the Senate it received 31 votes, short of the two-thirds threshold.
2. 2024-10-14 Senate hearing opened; he denied all charges.
3. 2024-10-15 Senate upheld his preliminary objection (34-10) that the two-thirds threshold was not met, terminating the proceedings.
4. 2025-08-15 County Assembly passed a second impeachment motion alleging constitutional violations, abuse of office and gross misconduct; he pleaded not guilty before the Senate.
5. 2025-08-29 Senate voted that the County Assembly's impeachment did not meet the legal threshold (reported 26-16); the charges were not voted on and he remained in office.