Just hours after Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru was impeached by Members of County Assembly, reports emerged that four other governors were next on the chopping borad.
Kitui’s Charity Ngilu and her Bungoma counterpart Wycliffe Wangamati have been the talk, with their MCAs set to impeach them anytime over gross misconduct claims.
However, a Kitui County MCA found himself in hot soup over the ongoing debate to impeach governor Ngilu.
Kanziku Ward MCA James Munuve was attacked and beaten in public by one of Ngilu’s die hard supporter for allegedly spearheading the County Chief’s impeachment.
Munuve is said to have recorded a statement with the police following the assault. In his statement, the MCA noted that a man accosted him while he was eating in a hotel.
“He entered the cafeteria shouting that all Wiper MCAs must be disciplined. He then walked over to me, pushed and roughed me up, saying that I was part of the team that was fighting the governor.Luckily, he was thrown out by other people,” Muneve was quoted by one of the leading local dailies.
The MCA further disclosed that the man accused him of sabotaging the county head’s administration.In his report, the Wiper party MCA, revealed that the suspect was the leader of Kitui County Youth Movement.
The MCAs assault case was the second from the county after another lawmaker, Kivou Ward Rep Charles Muthui, claimed that he had been accosted by an individual roughly five days ago. He was admitted to Jordan Hospital where he was treated and discharged.
The Kitui County MCAs have so far started collecting signatures in support of an impeachment motion that is set to be tabled before the County Assembly.
The threat is the latest tussle in a protracted battle between the county government and the MCAs, majority of whom are from the Kalonzo Musyoka-led Wiper Democratic Movement.
On Wednesday, June 10, the MCAs rejected all of Ngilu’s 6 nominees to the County Public Service Board (CPSB) opening a new battle-front.
On Tuesday, June 16, Miltonic Kitute, the Chairman of Ngilu’s Narc Party, accused Wiper Party leader Kalonzo of failing to stop the MCAs’ assault on Ngilu, urging him to tame his troops.
