The Kericho County Assembly has scheduled a special sitting for Friday, August 15, to deliberate on a fresh impeachment motion against Governor Erick Mutai.

Speaker Patrick Mutai confirmed the session through a gazette notice published on Saturday, August 9, 2025, indicating that the sitting will begin at 10 a.m. and will focus solely on debating a notice of motion tabled by Kiprotich Rogony.

The request for the sitting came from the Assembly’s Leader of Majority, in line with Standing Order No. 29.

The announcement comes just a day after Governor Mutai escalated his standoff with county legislators by appealing to President William Ruto to dissolve the Kericho County Government under Article 192 of the Constitution.

The governor said he would embark on a countywide signature drive to support the petition, urging residents to join the push.

“I am officially pursuing a constitutional petition for the dissolution of the County Government of Kericho,” he declared. “Tomorrow, we begin collecting signatures.”

Mutai is staring at a second impeachment after 35 Members of the County Assembly signed a notice to remove him from office over allegations of irregular payments and gross misconduct.

Majority Leader Philip Rono confirmed the collection of signatures, saying the Assembly will proceed with the motion next week.

“We are not going to be sidetracked or intimidated from proceeding with the impeachment motion. The governor should face the issues raised instead of seeking refuge in sideshows,” Rono said.

This is not the first attempt to remove Mutai from office. In October 2024, the Senate halted impeachment proceedings after upholding a preliminary objection raised by his legal team, led by senior counsel Katwa Kigen.

The defence successfully argued that the Kericho County Assembly had failed to meet the legal threshold, with only 31 members voting in favor of the motion instead of the required 32 under the County Governments Act and the Assembly’s Standing Orders.

The August 15 sitting is expected to reignite political tensions in the county, with both the governor’s supporters and opponents preparing for another high-stakes confrontation.