Kisumu CEC to know his fate as Assembly set to give ruling next week
Kisumu CEC in charge of Industrialization Nerry Achar.He will know his fate next week as County Assembly of Kisumu is set to rule whether he is legally in office.An Ad hoc Committee has found him to be unsuitable to hold public office following his impeachment in July last year-File Photo
By
Dickson Odhiambo
July 3, 2020
Kisumu
CEC to know his fate as Assembly set to give ruling next week
The County Assembly of Kisumu is set to rule whether
the County Executive Committee member in charge of Industrialization is in the
office legally or illegally after his impeachment as CEC Finance last year in
July.
Nerry Achar will now know his fate next week on
Tuesday after an Ad-hoc committee finds out that he is in office illegally.
The committee chairman Jecktone Ogendo, who is the
Member of County Assembly of Kisumu
representing Nyalenda A ward tabled
the report in the Assembly yesterday.
Achar who was then in charge of the finance docket
was impeached last year in July and labour court in Kisumu upheld his
impeachment in March this year after challenging his removal in court.
The committee says it was wrong for Kisumu Governor Prof
Anyang Nyong’o to reshuffle Achar after his impeachment since he was found
unfit to hold any public office.
Attempts by majority leader Kenneth Onyango to stop
the debate on the report flopped as County Assembly Speaker Elisha Jack Oraro
ordered for the report to be tabled before the House.
The Kisumu County Assembly Majority Leader had
argued that Achar had moved to Court of Appeal to challenge the decision of the
lower court and it was improper for the Assembly to discuss the matter.
However, committee member, Steve Owiti said the
county attorney and county secretary both appeared before the committee and denied
any knowledge of an appeal Achar had lodge at the Court of Appeal.
The ward Representatives learnt that Achar had
appealed the lower court’s ruling last week and backdated with Owiti calling
upon investigative agencies to seize the matter.
Most of the Members of the county Assembly of Kisumu
who debated on the report supported a call on the Governor Nyong’o to relieve
Achar from his duties immediately.
Kisumu County Assembly Speaker Elisha Jack Oraro
told the House that he will make a ruling next week on Tuesday July 7, 2020
after reviewing all the debates.
Ends.
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