Updated Sun, June 5th 2016 at 09:31 GMT +3A member of the Nyeri County Assembly is roughed up at Mbiriri grounds in Kieni East last Tuesday. [PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD]This week’s violent confrontations among Nyeri County Assembly MCAs laid bare a hushed fight between Governor Nderitu Gachagua and the ward representatives. Although the beatings were executed about two hours before Gachagua’s arrival, the leaders accused the governor of hiring goons to attack them. Twenty five MCAs were ejected from a meeting presided over by Governor Nderitu Gachagua by residents who accused them of frustrating the governor’s development agenda. “Different political propositions can be made without physical combats, hiring of thugs by whichever party or engaging in practices that demean the people of Nyeri County.

Source: Standard Digital June 05, 2016 06:22 UTC