Wednesday, August 20, 2025 At 2.30 P.m. - Special Sitting

Thirteenth Parliament

Fourth Session (No. 087) (1741)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FOURTH SESSION)

THE SENATE

ORDER PAPER

SPECIAL SITTING

AFTERNOON SITTING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025 AT 2.30 P.M.

PRAYER

1. 1. Communication from the Chair.
2. 2. HEARING AND DETERMINATION ON THE PROPOSED REMOVAL FROM

OFFICE, BY IMPEACHMENT, OF HON. ERIC MUTAI, GOVERNOR OF

KERICHO COUNTY

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(No. 087) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025 (AFTERNOON SITTING) (1742)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

PARLIAMENT OF KENYA

THE SENATE

HEARING PROGRAMME

PROPOSED REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, BY IMPEACHMENT, OF HON. ERIC

MUTAI, GOVERNOR OF KERICHO COUNTY

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The Clerk’s Chambers, The Senate, 1st Floor, Main Parliament Building, Nairobi, Kenya.

August, 2025

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(No. 087) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025 (AFTERNOON SITTING) (1743)

WEDNESDAY, 27TH AUGUST, 2025

Venue: Senate Chamber, Nairobi

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Pre-Hearing Meeting for Senators (Closed Session)

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Preliminaries

(a) Recital of the Mandate of the Senate, Rules of Procedure and Hearing Programme (b) Introduction of Members of the County Assembly of Kericho representing the County Assembly, and their Counsel, if any (c) Introduction of the Governor of Kericho County and the Counsel representing the Governor, if any

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Reading of the Charges

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Preliminary Questions/Issues

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch Break

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Opening Statement on behalf of the County Assembly (30 minutes)

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Opening Statement on behalf of the Governor (30 minutes)

3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Evidence by the County Assembly (Evidence of witnesses, if any, cross-examination and re-examination: A total of 5 hours)  County Assembly – maximum of three hours for evidence by witnesses and re-examination (if any)

 Governor – maximum of two hours for cross examination

6:30 pm

Adjournment

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………………/Notice Paper

(No. 087) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025 (AFTERNOON SITTING) (1744)

NOTICE PAPER

Tentative Hearing Programme for

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2025

(Published pursuant to Standing Order 43 (1))

It is notified that the Hearing Programme for the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. Eric Mutai, Governor of Kericho County for Thursday, 28th August, 2025, will be as follows –

9:00 am – 11:00 am Evidence by the County Assembly (Evidence of witnesses, if any, cross-examination and re-examination) - continued

11:00 am– 12:00 noon Questions/Requests for Clarification by Senators

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Evidence by the Governor (Evidence of witnesses, if any, cross-examination and re-examination: A total of 5 hours).

 Governor – maximum of three hours for evidence by witnesses and re-examination (if any)

 County Assembly – maximum of two hours for cross examination

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch Break

2:30 pm – 6:30 pm Evidence by the Governor (Evidence of witnesses, if any, cross-examination and re-examination) - continued

6:30 pm– 7:30 pm Questions/Requests for Clarification by Senators

7:30 pm

Adjournment

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