MPs pledge to support Senator Kiraitu Murungi against Meru Governor Peter Munya in 2017

Kenyan · 2015-09-22T08:22:17+00:00

A widening rift between Governor Peter Munya and other political leaders spilled into the open when a section of MPs took a swipe at his leadership style over the weekend. During a fundraiser at Kinyanga Secondary School in Igembe, some Members of Parliament announced their intentions to sever links with Mr Munya, who is also the Council of Governors chairman. Imenti North MP Rahim Dawood, Mpuru Aburi (Tigania East), Kubai Kiringo (Igembe Central), Mithika Linturi (Igembe South) and Woman Representative Florence Kajuju registered their displeasure with how county affairs were being run. Imenti Central's Gideon Mwiti also accused Munya of sponsoring his executives to run against them in the 2017 elections. Ms Kajuju said the MPs will work with Senator Kiraitu Murungi as their leader, and look up to him as the region's saviour against dictatorial rule. "The governor is a ruler, not a leader. We now want to save the Meru County by listening to Mr Kiraitu as our leader," said Kajuju, and appealed to the senator to offer guidance in the 2017 elections." "We have found our leader, because we don't want to support a dictatorial leadership. We want to see a united county leadership ready to sit down and talk about issues that are important for our people," she added. Mr Dawood accused Munya of failing to deliver on the election pledges, as well as failing to effectively use funds to develop the region. "We need change in Meru. We have been let down by the county government leadership. Munya cannot sit down and talk with MPs. He is sponsoring his executive officers to re-engage in politics, instead of carrying out their mandates," Dawood said. On his part, Kiraitu said with the Sh3.4 billion the county gets for development, each of the nine sub-counties should be given at least Sh500 million for projects. "That means by now, each sub-county should be having Sh1 billion-worth of projects, but I cannot see more than Sh300 million in my constituency," Dawood said. Mr Mpuru vowed to ensure the governor does not recapture the seat in 2017 for his alleged non-cooperation with all elected leaders. Source: Standard Digital

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Start date Sep 22, 2015

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