Senate to hear impeachment case against Isiolo Governor Guyo in plenary

The Senate on Monday agreed to hold a plenary to hear the impeachment motion against Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo.

A motion to set up an 11-member committee was overruled as Speaker Amason Kingi ruled that the impeachment case will be heard on Tuesday, July 8 and Wednesday, July 9.

The House will discuss the grounds for Guyo’s ouster, which include gross misconduct, abuse of office, and violation of various laws and the Constitution.

Guyo was impeached after 16 out of 18 MCAs voted in favour of the impeachment motion filed by Sericho MCA Abubakar Godana. The motion cited numerous leadership shortcomings, such as the stalling of major development projects, failure to achieve revenue targets, and the creation of a bloated executive, appointing 36 advisors and 31 chief officers, despite Isiolo County receiving the third-lowest revenue allocation nationally.

Guyo was accused of issuing short-term, two-year contracts to chief officers, a move the County Assembly argued created an “environment of fear and uncertainty.”

The impeachment motion moved forward despite a court order prohibiting the Assembly from proceeding with the process.

The impeachment has caused confusion and chaos at the county with services being derailed at all levels. This is after the clerk of the assembly Salad Guracha gazetted Abdullahi Jaldesa Banticha as the new speaker.

This saw the exit of the controversial speaker Mohamed Roba in ongoing drama in an attempt to impeach Governor Abdi Guyo. Guyo and Roba had been close friends before they fell out.

Roba has led a group of Members of County Assembly in a campaign to impeach Guyo in a political drama that has ended in court. A court has stopped the process and termed it null and void and summoned Robar to explain why he cannot be cited for contempt.

On Friday June 27, 2025, the clerk gazzetted Banticha as the new Speaker in the dram.

“Abdullahi Jaldesa Banticha has been duly elected as the Speaker of the County Assembly and Chairman to the Isiolo County Assembly Service Board, on the 26th June, 2025,” the notice said in part.

This happened on the same day that Roba led a group of MCAs in attempt to impeach Guyo. The same exercise has been nullified by the court.

Roba was Friday granted anticipatory bail by the High Court, shielding him from arrest pending any potential charges that may be brought against him.

The court ordered that Roba deposit a cash bail of Sh100,000 by close of business Friday.  The court further directed that he reports to the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Isiolo Police Station once every two weeks, starting immediately, until such a time that a formal charge, if any, is filed in court within 90 days.

According to the court order, should any formal charges be brought against Roba within the 90 days, he will be required to appear in court for plea taking.

In such an event, the cash bail previously deposited will be refunded to him. The court also clarified that he shall not be arrested in connection with the anticipated offense until Roba fulfills the bail conditions by depositing the required amount.

The ruling comes amid growing speculation over alleged administrative and financial issues in the Isiolo County Assembly.

The Speaker, through lawyer Danstan Omari, disclosed that he had received credible information from officers working within the County Government of Isiolo and members of the Kenya Police that there were express instructions from Governor Abdi Guyo and his agents to arbitrarily arrest and detain him.