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Murang'a County Assembly have been having wrangles since
November last year, when they stormed the clerk's office with an aim of
evicting him and recently when a faction hired goons to fight two of them and a Jubilee party official.
If you thought they were genuine you are
absolutely wrong.
They stormed Mr Chris Kinyanjui's office with hammers and
crude weapons chanting 'Kinyanjui must go' slogans accusing the soft spoken
lawyer of underfunding them during the inter-counties games at Machakos County.
They also accused Mr Kinyanjui for purchasing low quality
uniforms.
Although they rubbished the claims, the recent turn of events
where the Assembly leadership was changed, tells it all that there are serious issues
in the Second Assembly and that the drama in the clerk’s office was just but a
sideshow.
According to a member of County Assembly who requested
anonymity, the members targeted the Speaker and only used the clerk as
sacrificial lamb.
The Speaker and the leadership of the Assembly including
Majority Leader Erick Kamande, Chief Whip Simon Wamwea has been labeled as
Governor Mwangi wa Iria's foot soldiers.
"Soon after we reported to the Assembly, a senior
official in Jubilee Government called us the meeting and said he wanted to
enlighten us on devolution matters.
"We were advised that for the Assembly to run
effectively, the leadership should not be ardent supporters of the County executive,"
the MCA told KK Online News.
The Assembly leadership as currently constituted could not
agree to be used by external forces to spearhead 'selling the name of the new
leader' to the electorates due to their allegiance to the governor hence the
idea of replacing the office holders.
The move is seen as a strategy by the said official to position
himself in 2022 politics as well as bringing down the governor who is also said
to be preparing to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in Mt Kenya politics to
suppress his popularity.
The scheme would kill two doves with one stone, change the
leadership to get the central line of command to popularize the financier in
respective Wards and public meetings as well as getting the leaders who would
stand with MCAs to advocate for allowances.
According to the game plan, the members will also impeach the
Speaker and replace him with Mr Simon Gikuru who was an Aspirant in race for
the Speaker but was locked out since his proposers did not participate in the
election due to the fact that there was an ongoing case challenging their nomination
Members affiliated to Mr Iria could not stomach the alleged game
plan prompting them to do all what they can to defend and protect their master.
On January 5 goons attacked the MCAs who support Mr Iria and
who opposed replacement of the Assembly leadership saying there were no grounds
for replacing them.
"No one has filed a petition challenging the leadership
of the majority leader and the Chief Whip, they only changed them to appease
their masters," Mr Nahashon Gachuhi, one of the MCAs who was assaulted
said.
He said when he questioned the process, goons descended on
him with stones kicks and blows and left him for dead.
The external forces have caused the Presidential party in
Murang'a to split into two, one side supporting the governor while the other
opposing him.
Charles Muthoni, a Jubilee party chairperson for Kigumo
Constituency who was also assaulted said he opposed the negative influence by
the external forces leading to a thorough beating to an extent of screaming.
"We must guard our integrity, no one should give party
officials money so that we forget to safeguard the party's constitution and
regulations," he said.
Mr Njoroge has accused Principal Secretary for Planning and
Devolution Irungu Nyakera in connection with the infightings.
"This is not a small fight, Mr Nyakera wants to take
over the leadership of Murang'a County and even spearhead the impeachment of
the governor come next year," Mr Njoroge claimed.
He said Mr Nyakera wants to be the next governor as well as
the Murang'a kingpin hence the reason why he wants to control the house so that
come 2022 Mr Iria will not be a king maker and will not be in power to
determine the next governor.
Mr Nyakera’s sister Wambui Nyakera has been elected the new
Chief Whip replacing Mr Wamwea.
Mr Nyakera was not available for a comment.
Mr Nyakera was not available for a comment.
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