Catherine Mutanu resumes her job as CECM Finance
Freshly reinstated as County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance, Catherine Mutanu has delivered a scathing rebuttal to the impeachment motion that nearly ended her tenure, labeling the accusations against her as "constitutionally defective," "speculative," and lacking credible evidence. Speaking from her office at Machakos County Headquarters on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Mutanu addressed the media alongside County Secretary Dr. Ndambuki Muya, just one day after Governor Wavinya Ndeti ordered her return to office following a High Court directive. Mutanu stated she did not get opportunity to substantively respond to the motion brought by Mbiuni MCA Peter Kilonzo during the earlier proceedings as she was fired before she could face the the adhoc committee led by Mua ward MCA Francis Ngunga. She however took opportunity to dismiss the exercise because the legal framework was flawed. "The motion was untenable and was not supported by any credible evidenc...