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Atwoli Moves to Save Waiguru From Ouster

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

COTU boss Francis Atwoli now wants impeached Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru to be saved by the senate after she was on Tuesday ousted.

She was impeached after 23 out of 33 MCAs voted in support of a motion tabled to impeach her.

Atwoli has appealed to the Senate to save Waiguru for the sake of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

The Cotu boss said it was wrong for the Kirinyaga MCAs to impeach the first-term governor at a time the BBI was entering the execution stages.

Atwoli asked the Senate to save Waiguru so that BBI activities in Mount Kenya are not interrupted. He added that Waiguru has been loyal to President Uhuru Kenyatta and has stood behind the activities of the Building Bridges Initiative.

Waiguru was one of the Mt Kenya leaders selected last year to lead the BBI campaign in the region following a meeting of Gema community leaders and President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Atwoli in an interview with a local daily said Uhuru was using BBI to change how politics is run so Kenya remains stable and prosperous.

“If Waiguru is wrong, they can use the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission or the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to address any wrongdoing. However, we are calling for a dialogue,” Atowli said.

“There are many channels of addressing issues in our Constitution. It would be good if the MCAs considered them first.”

Atwoli said Waiguru is the only governor in Mount Kenya who has stood strongly with BBI.

“We are talking about changing the Constitution for good. This will help us stop violence during election periods and ensure the country’s stability,” Atwoli said.

Atwoli said he was confident that the BBI will go through and be implemented.

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Governor Waiguru Impeached

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kirinyaga governor Ann Waiguru has been impeached.

23 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) on Tuesday June 9, 2020 voted to impeach the governor. She will however continue performing her duties as the Kirinyaga governor pending the senate hearing determination.

Some MCAs on Monday June 8 spent their night at the Assembly as they prepared to debate an impeachment motion against Governor Waiguru.

The MCAs, who claim to be the majority, trooped to the County Assembly premises on Monday night as they sharpened their tools to tackle the ouster motion against Waiguru.

There was confusion at the Assembly this morning as the pro-Waiguru group insisted that there is a valid court order stopping the impeachment while her opponents insisted that the orders had elapsed as the matter was not prosecuted.

The pro-impeachment MCAs said they have the support of 24 out of 33 members of the county assembly.There was confusion at the assembly as the order paper for the business to be transacted today had not been circulated.

The MCAs who wanted Waiguru out accused her of gross violation of the Constitution, abuse of office and gross misconduct.

But in her response, Waiguru termed the impeachment motion as ill-informed and ill-timed.

She said the issues raised in the motion are baseless and a waste of valuable time that would be better spent handling serious issues impacting the County including Covid-19 pandemic.

She further claimed that she sought and obtained a court order from the High Court stopping any proceedings by the Assembly the impeachment motion until the numerous issues that she had raised with the court are determined.

Waiguru further accused the MCAs of defying the Court order by thinking that they were above the law.

She has threatened to seek orders for contempt against the speaker of the Assembly and all participating members should they proceed with the motion.

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She is likely to move to the court to protest the decision by MCAs to kick her out.

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Waiguru Breathes Fire After MCAs Spent Night at Assembly Premises to impeach Her

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru has fired a response to County Assembly Members that are planning to impeaching her.

Some MCAs on Monday June 8 spent their night at the Assembly as they prepared to debate an impeachment motion against Governor Waiguru.

The MCAs, who claim to be the majority, trooped to the County Assembly premises on Monday night as they sharpened their tools to tackle the ouster motion against Waiguru.

There was confusion at the Assembly this morning as the pro-Waiguru group insisted that there is a valid court order stopping the impeachment while her opponents insisted that the orders had elapsed as the matter was not prosecuted.

The pro-impeachment MCAs said they have the support of 24 out of 33 members of the county assembly.There was confusion at the assembly as the order paper for the business to be transacted today had not been circulated.

The MCAs who want Waiguru out are accusing her of gross violation of the Constitution, abuse of office and gross misconduct.

But in her response, Waiguru has termed the impeachment motion as ill-informed and ill-timed.

She says the issues raised in the motion are baseless and a waste of valuable time that would be better spent handling serious issues impacting the County including Covid-19 pandemic.

She further claims that she sought and obtained a court order from the High Court stopping any proceedings by the Assembly the impeachment motion until the numerous issues that she had raised with the court are determined.

Waiguru further accuses the MCAs of defying the Court order by thinking that they were above the law.

She has threatened to seek orders for contempt against the speaker of the Assembly and all participating members should they proceed with the motion.

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High Court Stops Waiguru’s Impeachment Motion

by Pauline Waswa
written by Pauline Waswa

The High Court has temporarily stopped an impeachment motion tabled against Kirinyaga County governor Anne Waiguru, pending petition determination.

The High Court was on April 6 expected to rule whether the Kirinyaga County Assembly will continue with its sittings.

MCAs Maureen Muthoni and Raphael Kariuki wanted the court to stop the sittings in bid to stop the spread the virus. The MCAs, through lawyer Steve Ogolla,argue that in the absence of urgent and exceptional business directly related to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no rational justification for the assembly to resume sittings.

The county reps’ decision to move to court was informed by the action by the assembly speaker to recall them from recess to discuss the impeachment motion against governor Waiguru.

In the impeachment motion filed on Tuesday last week, the MCAs  accuse the governor of gross violation of the Constitution by among others not delivering the annual state of the county address to the assembly.

Muthoni and Kariuki argued that reconvening the assembly in the middle of the coronavirus crisis poses a real and imminent danger of new infections to the MCAs, staff and the public that interact in the assembly.

 Ogolla submitted before Justice Weldon Korir that the court should direct the speaker to ensure adequate arrangements have been put in place to protect the members, staff and public from coronavirus infection.

The two fear that reconvening the assembly in the middle of the coronavirus crisis poses a real and imminent danger of new infections.

 According to them, the assembly was adjourned on March 18 over the coronavirus situation in the country.

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Moses Kuria Exposes The Rot in Jubilee Party, Vows to Fight on

by Brian Miano
written by Brian Miano

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has once again exposed the rot in President Uhuru Kenyatta-led Jubilee party, this time round hitting hard at the party’s headquarters.

The controversial lawmaker has vowed to fight for members of Jubilee Party who are being intimidated and blackmailed.

Kuria through his social media account claimed that some Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from Jubilee are being intimidated and blackmailed by the party.

Though Kuria did not give details on the nature of the blackmail, he said the members of the Party are ready to take the Party back.

The MP urged the Jubilee MCAs not to live in fear saying they will no longer be intimidated as long as he is still alive.

“To all Jubilee MCAs countrywide. The Party HQs will no longer intimidate or blackmail you. Not as long as I live. Enough is Enough. No longer Owner-Occupier mentality in Jubilee. The tenants want their party back. Kwani iko nini?,” said Kuria.

Kuria had earlier on Saturday took a swipe at Jubilee party Secretary General Raphael Tuju and other party officials for carrying out party affairs yet they are not elected officials.

The MP said Tuju or any other member of the party who is not elected does not have any business appointing or dismissing Majority Leaders.

Kuria claimed that Tuju and his team are in office illegally saying, “the Jubilee Party had not sought from the Registrar of Political Parties an extension of the term of the interim officials.”

“For far too long, the Jubilee Secretariat has been carrying out party affairs with reckless abandon. One would be forgiven for thinking the unelected officials at the Secretariat do own the party. They exhibit an owner-occupier mentality towards Jubilee Party.”

“Even if they are the owners of the Jubilee House and we, the elected leaders are the tenants, even the tenants would have a right to purchase part of the home through a Tenant Purchase Scheme. Enough is Enough. The tenants want their party back!,” he added.

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