Nairobi County’s Finance Executive Kerich Given Six-Hour Deadline by MCAs to Release Funds or Face Impeachment

Nairobi MCAs have given finance executive Charles Kerich a six-hour ultimatum to provide funds to the assembly or face impeachment.

The MCAs said Kerich was withholding funds from the assembly which they claim has had a major impact on operations.

Majority leader Peter Imwatok on Wednesday, March 8 stated that the finance boss has sabotaged the legislative processes

“Mr speaker this county must be put to order. We cannot allow an officer to sabotage our legislative operations,” Stated Imwatok.

“We are giving Kerich an ultimatum of six hours to comply by giving us our share, or else on Thursday at 2:30 PM, I’ll table a censure motion to impeach him,” Imwatok added.

Likewise, majority Whip Moses Ogeto noted that if Kerich is not able to release funds for operations, then he does not deserve a chance to seat in the Cabinet.

“We are suffering, and we can’t allow one person whom we vetted for the job to suffocate the operations of this assembly. We must do away with him and have someone who can help us deliver our manifesto, ” said Ogeto.

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Nonetheless, Kerich says there is a work plan in place between the executive and assembly on how funds are released.

“The executive and the assembly agreed to work with a monthly cash flow plan based on revenue projects. The executive releases funds as per work plan and as per availability of funds,” he said.

Moreover, the finance boss stated that the executive has released funds upon several requests from the Nairobi City County Assembly and still has some pending transfers.

Kerich further urged the legislators to exercise patience as the executive worked according to the work plan.

“We appeal for understanding as we push revenue performance to have more funds to share between the Executive and the Assembly,” Kerich said.