STEPHEN MRING'A MASAMO, JOSEPH MBOGHO, VINCENT MASAWI, ELIJAH MWANDOE & FLORA MAGHANGA MTUWETA V. COUNTY ASSEMBLY - TAITA-TAVETA, SPEAKER, COUNTY ASSEMBY - TAITA-TAVETA, SELECT COMMITTEE COUNTY ASSEMBLY - TAITA-TAVETA

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Although there are five appellants named in this appeal, the appeal in reality concerns only the 1^st appellant, Stephen Mring’a Masamo who the 1^st respondent, the County Assembly of Taita-Taveta (the Assembly), impeached on 25^th June 2015 and removed from the office of County Executive Committee Member in charge of Trade, Tourism, Social Affairs and Community Participation. Initially the Assembly had passed a resolution on 22^nd December 2014 for the removal of all the five appellants from their offices as County Executive Committee Members, but after they were heard by the 3^rd respondent (the select committee), it recommended and the Assembly accepted, the removal from office of only the 1^st appellant.

The background to the appeal is as follows. After receiving a petition signed by members of the Assembly seeking to discuss and remove the six appellants from their respective offices as County Executive Committee Members, the 2^nd respondent, the Speaker of the Count…