Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja has been impeached by county assembly over alleged gross misconduct.
The motion was tabled in the assembly after Ward representatives threatened to impeach Governor Samboja for ignoring their efforts to reconcile with him after disagreeing over the budget.
On Monday, September 16, 2019, Samboja lashed out at Deputy President William Ruto over what he termed as getting unsolicited advice from the DP over his decision to initiate the dissolution of the county assembly.
He accused the DP of meddling in issues that didn't involve his office.
“We respect the Deputy President but he must respect us. That is why since I began a campaign to dissolve the county government, I have not stepped into his office. We have the formula to resolve our issues, our petition will be taken to the President, and not Ruto. What the President will say is what we will follow,” he stated.