Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has suffered a blow after Members of the County assembly impeached cabinet secretary in charge of roads Mr Tawfiq Balala.
The MCAs accused him of incompetent and being full of arrogance.
Mombasa County MCAs have defied the instructions of Governor Hassan Joho, who wants his executives allowed to work without being monitored by assembly committees. This has brought about tension between the executive and the county assembly that threatens to disrupt government.
The MCAs say the incompetence of some executives has landed the county lawmakers in trouble with their voters and must be held accountable.
An impeachment motion was tabled by Athman Shebe, the MCA of Jomvu Kuu Ward.
Balala was also accused of failing to manage revenue collection with regards to parking fees and the county advertising department.
MCA Shebe asserted, “There was 0.3 per cent decline in revenue collection from the aforementioned activities in the financial year 2017/18 under the leadership of Tawfiq Balala.”
“He has also failed to submit quarterly reports to the County Assembly to enable the Assembly discharge its oversight role to the Executive,” added Shebe.
The MCAs also unanimously agreed that Balala was arrogant since he repeatedly disregarded their calls to honour summons.