Embu governor Martin Wambora was the first Kenyan  governor to be impeached in a highly disputed political process.

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Embu County assembly members passed a vote of no-confidence on their governor citing gross misconduct and violation of the constitution by their governor, the motion was then taken to the Senate where 39 Senators unanimously voted for the impeachment of the governor.

A Senator voted against the decision and 1 senator was not in attendance, the decision made by Senate endorsed the allegations made by 5 Embu County assembly legislators.

Wambora moved to Kerugoya Court to appeal Senate's oust bid, on April 16, 2018, the court reinstated him terming his impeachment as null and void.

Martin Wambora was again re-elected in a hotly contested gubernatorial seat on August 8, 2018 (on a Jubilee ticket)where he garnered a total of 97,544 votes against his closest opponent Lenny Kivuti who garnered total votes of 96,597.

Kivuti moved to court challenging the election outcome.

On 22 February 2018, the Embu high court nullified Wambora's win and ordered for a fresh election.

Wambora quickly moved to the Supreme court to appeal the high court's ruling. 

The Supreme Court in their ruling on January 30, 2019  reinstated Martin Wambora as a duly elected Embu governor.

Martin Wambora's political journey has not been a walk in the park it is now time for the Embu people to bury their political differences and foster for development.