I am not perfect: Kericho Governor Erick Mutai breaks silence after surviving impeachment
By Joel Masibo, August 30, 2025Kericho Governor Erick Mutai has broken his silence moments after surviving a second impeachment motion at the Senate in Nairobi on Friday, August 29, 2025.
Mutai emerged unscathed from the heated impeachment battle after legislators dismissed the case against him. Senators upheld his objection to the charges, effectively bringing the proceedings to a close in his favour.
Speaking shortly after his survival, Mutai extended his gratitude to his team of lawyers led by Katwa Kigen and the 18 Kericho Members of the County who voted in his favour. Governor Mutai called for togetherness at the county level leadership for the benefit of the public.
”I am not perfect, I have my flaws. But God is a God of second chances — and today, the devil has been put to shame,” Mutai said.
”I also want to thank my legal team, led by Katwa Kigen; minus them, this was going to be very difficult. They have not slept together with our staff from Kericho County, and they made this happen. I want to thank the 18 Members of Assembly from Kericho County who stood solidly with me; they made their voices heard. God has vindicated us.”
Friday night, August 29, 2025, marked the second time Erick Mutai weathered an impeachment storm. Back in October 2024, an earlier motion to remove him from office collapsed when his lawyers convinced the Senate that the motion lacked the constitutionally required two-thirds majority. Only 31 members supported it instead of the mandatory 32, prompting the Senate to throw out the case on procedural grounds.
The latest bid to oust him was launched on August 15, 2025, after 33 of the 47 Kericho MCAs voted in support of the motion, crossing the constitutional threshold.
The County Assembly accused the governor of misconduct, misuse of public resources, unlawful staff dismissals, and authorising questionable payments.
In response, Mutai’s legal team challenged the credibility of the electronic voting system used at the Assembly. Several MCAs appearing before the Senate claimed they had not cast votes for the impeachment and had never been trained to use the digital platform, raising doubts that the tally accurately reflected their decisions.