Kayah State Parliament has formed an investigation team to impeach Chief Minister L Phaung Sho as the quarter of the members of parliaments proposed for his impeachment. 

The plan to impeach the chief minister comes after he allegedly used a public land plot as a park with shops. 

A hotel and water-slide project was first to be implemented in Kyahday field. The project was however canceled after a parliamentary proposal through voting. But, the public land was turned into the one owned by the development affairs department. Then, the same companies that planned to implement the above project changed their names and are building a park and shops on the plot. 

The proposal also includes matters related to machinery purchase and hiring since the previous government. 

The inquiry team was formed on August 14 as the quarter of the state parliamentary representatives submitted the proposal with their signatures to take action against the chief minister as he violated Section 263 (a) of the constitution. 

“We have learned the land has been leased for about 50 years to implement such projects. For the proposal that has won parliamentary approval, if a government does not comply with this, then it is breaching the law. We will continue what we have to do,” said MP Khu The Rel for Hpruso Township Constituency (1), who is acting as chair of the investigation team. 

“As far as we know, the land ownership was changed and handed over to the development affairs department only after we won the proposal to cancel the first project. We summoned government officials to know whether their actions were correct. But they didn’t come,” he added. 

The first impeachment proposal related to this public land issue was submitted by MP Khin Maung Tun for Hpruso Township Constituency (2) since October 4, 2018. 

“As the population increases in Kayah State, this public land should be used for festivities,” he commented. 

The inquiry will start next week.