Kericho Governor Erick Mutai, facing impeachment, has vehemently denied charges, claiming the removal attempt is a political conspiracy orchestrated by the Speaker of the Kericho County Assembly to secure the gubernatorial position. Mutai alleges the Speaker manipulated votes to achieve the two-thirds threshold needed for his ouster.

• 33 out of 47 MCAs voted to impeach Governor Mutai.
• The Speaker of the Kericho County Assembly is accused by Mutai of seeking his removal to become governor.
• Mutai was accused of allowing fictitious payments worth Ksh.85 million to contractors for uncompleted works, a report for which he claims he received after his impeachment motion was tabled.