Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza not out of the woods yet as another impeachment motion filed

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza not out of the woods yet as another impeachment motion filed

File image of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza during a past address.

The Meru County Assembly has once again drawn daggers against Governor Kawira Mwangaza, tabling a fresh motion seeking to dim her ambition of leading the county.

In a seven-day notice of motion filed on Tuesday, Meru County Assembly Minority Whip Dennis Kiogora accused the Governor of nepotism, illegal appointments, unlawful dismissals, usurpation of constitutional and statutory functions, as well as forceful entry into the assembly.

These among other accusations, he argued, have dented the county’s image and potentially ruined service delivery for the people of Meru.

“The discreditable acts have created a toxic environment in which the Governor cannot be legitimately expected or relied to work harmoniously with the staff and elected leaders at the national and county levels of government,” said the Abogeta West ward MCA.

Mwangaza has however poured cold water on the attempts to oust her from office, citing that the county assembly members were in contempt of court for tabling a fresh motion against her.

In a statement issued through her lawyer, the embattled county chief has vowed to seek redress in court even as residents called for a truce between the two arms of the devolved unit.

Her lawyer Elias Mutuma stated: “However new the motion is fashioned it reamins to be a motion for impeachment and the High Court has already stopped that process from taking place and so I believe the county assembly is quite not in order in proceeding in such a motion.”

Justice Thrispsisa Cherere of the Meru High Court had last week issued conservatory orders barring MCAs from acting upon Govenor Mwangaza’s impeachment motion pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by the embattled county chief.

The MCAs had however argued that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to bar the House from proceeding with the motion.

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