Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has threatened to file for contempt against the assembly speaker and MCAs who will proceed with her impeachment motion on Tuesday. In April, the High Court temporarily stopped the impeachment of Waiguru on grounds that the current Covid-19 pandemic will violate her Constitutional rights to a fair hearing. "If the assembly proceeds with the violation of the subsiding court orders, I shall see such orders for contempt against the speaker and all participating members as are available under the law," Waiguru said. In a statement on Tuesday, Waiguru said she shall not be bullied by the members of the Assembly. "For some inexplicable reason, the members pushing this motion believe or have been led to believe that they are above the law.

Source: The Star June 09, 2020 07:40 UTC