The ward reps were Majority Leader Kamau Murango and Budget Committee chairman David Mathenge. The standoff pitting Governor Waiguru against the assembly has in a few months grown into a full-blown political war, sucking in other leaders. When she took office, Ms Waiguru enjoyed a brief lull before a storm blew up, with ward reps becoming a thorn in her flesh. She had also rejected the ward reps’ bid to create a ward development fund that had been declared illegal by the Controller of Budget. Since Ms Waiguru was elected governor in 2017, she has survived the rough and tumble of Kirinyaga politics.

Source: Daily Nation June 14, 2020 06:56 UTC