Ex-Kericho CEC Langat claims MCAs are using impeachments to intimidate executive
Former Kericho County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Magerer Langat, has accused the County Assembly of using impeachment motions as a political weapon to intimidate members of the county executive.
Speaking on Friday, October 24, 2025, during the official handover of the department following his resignation from office, Magerer said he chose to leave his position to safeguard his integrity and peace of mind, insisting that his decision was an act of self-preservation rather than cowardice.
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“The fact that the assembly returned with no report on the other five colleagues after I resigned, yet they had unanimously approved the motion to impeach all six of us, says they either did not understand what they were doing or the verdict was predetermined. The target was me. I went on the cross for them,” he said.
Earlier in October 2025, six out of ten Kericho County CECs had been earmarked for impeachment following a failed second attempt by the assembly to remove Governor Erick Mutai from office.
Many viewed the move as a demonstration of political power and a rise in tensions between the executive and the assembly.
Politicised
Magerer, who had only served in the Agriculture docket for five months, opted to resign instead of appearing before the County Assembly committee that had summoned him for questioning. The remaining five CECs, however, were later spared after the assembly cited a lack of merit and insufficient grounds to proceed with their impeachment.
“The selection of the committee appears deliberately structured to guarantee a specific outcome. This denies me the right to an impartial process as envisaged under Article 27 and Article 50 of the Constitution. In a house of 47 MCAs, what is so special about accusers sitting as investigators?” he asked.
Magerer said the sequence of events clearly indicated that the process had been politicised and that there was little room for fair hearing or objectivity. He accused some members of the assembly of using their oversight powers to settle personal and political scores rather than focusing on service delivery and development.
In the three years since the current assembly took office, eight impeachment motions have been tabled in Kericho County.
Leaders have urged both sides to prioritise dialogue and cooperation over confrontation, warning that continued wrangling could derail service delivery and slow down the implementation of key development programs.
