Nakuru County Assembly Deputy Speaker Samuel Tunoi was on Thursday awarded Sh200,000 by a High Court in Nakuru for unlawful impeachment.
Mr Tunoi sued the then Speaker Susan Kihika, Assembly clerk Joseph Malinda and MCA Moses Kipkoros Tuei for initiating and approving his impeachment motion and manipulating the MCAs to vote him out.
Justice Janet Mulwa in her judgement found that the speaker and the clerk had violated Mr Tonui’s rights by failing to accord him reasonable time to prepare his defence and failing to give him with relevant documents.
The court heard that the deputy speaker was served with the notice for his impeachment one hour before it was debated and approved, contrary to the provisions of the law. The law requires that one is served with the motion at least two hours prior so as to prepare for his defence.
Mr Tonui sought orders to quash the decision and be reinstated back to his position as well as compensation for damages suffered.
He however, withdrew the prayers for reinstatement after the 2017 elections and was elected as the deputy speaker of the county assembly.