This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
On June 18, 2020, Kitui County Assembly member James Munuve recorded a statement with the police, claiming he was assaulted in public for spearheading Governor Charity Ngilu's impeachment.
According to Munuve, a man accosted him while he was eating in a hotel, shouting that all Wiper MCAs must be disciplined. The man then pushed and roughed him up, saying he was part of the team that was fighting the governor.
"Luckily, he was thrown out by other people," Munuve told The Standard.
He further disclosed that the man accused him of sabotaging the county head's administration.
Investigations revealed that the suspect was the leader of Kitui County Youth Movement.
Ngilu is facing ouster after MCAs embarked on a signature drive in support of an impeachment motion against her.
The threat is the latest tussle in a protracted battle between the county government and the MCAs, majority of whom are from the Kalonzo Musyoka-led Wiper Democratic Movement.
On June 10, the MCAs rejected all of Ngilu's 6 nominees to the County Public Service Board (CPSB), opening a new battle-front.
On June 16, Miltonic Kitute, the Chairman of Ngilu's Narc Party, accused Wiper Party leader Kalonzo of failing to stop the MCAs' assault on Ngilu, urging him to tame his troops.
"It is clear that the Wiper Party is playing dirty politics using the assembly to punish the people of this county," Kitute asserted.
