Security officials thwarted an attempt to burn down the Kericho County Assembly on Friday ahead of a planned impeachment session of governor Dr Erick Mutai.
Police said the security team manning the assembly on Friday August 15 recovered five liters of plastic petrol bomb that had been thrown onto the rooftop of the assembly.
The assembly is near the local police station.
A tyre that had been lit was then thrown into the compound but was stuck on the razor wire forming part of the perimeter wall around the premises.
The petrol bomb had landed in the compound but failed to catch fire as the burning tyre was stuck on the fence, police and other witnesses of the 3 am incident said.
The police rushed to the scene and put off the fire. Police suspect the incident was meant to derail a planned impeachment motion by a section of Members of County Assembly on Dr Mutai.
The motion was set for discussion on Friday. It comes less than a year after the Senate saved him from removal.
The charges relate to Sh85 million paid to contractors for services not rendered.
The motion was tabled by Sigowet Ward MCA Kiprotich Rogony.
In it, he alleges misappropriation of taxpayer money and donor funds meant for various projects.
He claims that all goods, services and works were paid for in advance yet the county has pending bills of Sh1.1 billion.
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