Governor Mwangaza Prepared for Meru County’s Dissolution, Stands Firm
The senate has not restored Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza from a second impeachment for one week, and the County Executive’s rapport with the assembly remains strained.
A Meruan has petitioned the High Court to vacate the Senate’s decision just as the dust settles.
Michael Kibutha requests that the court determine that Governor Mwangaza’s flagrant violation of the Constitution warranted procedural impeachment.
Conversely, Henry Muriithi, an additional resident, has submitted a petition to President William Ruto requesting the dissolution of the Meru County government because it is “utterly dysfunctional and irretrievably broken.”
“The stalemate has resulted in the objectives of devolution not being met as is foreseen under Article 174 of the Constitution. If the objectives of devolution are not being achieved in the county government of Meru, the people submit that the county ought to be dissolved at the earliest opportunity,” Muriithi’s petition reads.
Governor Mwangaza has expressed her support for the proposition to dissolve the county government, stating that she is prepared to run for re-election if that becomes the case.
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“There are many organizations collecting signatures to dissolve the Meru County. As the governor, I think they should do what is good, if that (dissolution) is how citizens will get help, I will support them,” Mwangaza said on Thursday.
She has assiduously served the people, the Governor continued, notwithstanding the opposition she has encountered from County Assembly members and other leaders.
“There is no governor who has been impeached three times in a year. And despite the suffering, I have worked and ensured the absorption of the budget to the tune of 72%. It was hard because of the challenges. If God and the people see it fit, they will re-elect me,” she stated.
MCAs accused Mwangaza in the motion to impeach her of the following: misappropriation and misuse of county resources; nepotism and associated unethical practices; bullying, slander, and denigration of other leaders; usurpation of statutory powers and unlawful appointments; contempt of court; and unlawful naming of a public road after her husband, in addition to contempt of the Assembly.
A Senate plenary failed to sustain the impeachment on November 8.
Governor Mwangaza Prepared for Meru County’s Dissolution, Stands Firm
