This archive report was first published on 23 June 2020.
June 23, 2020 - Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has spoken out against her impeachment by the county assembly, calling it unfortunate and based on false allegations.
Appearing before an 11-member Senate Committee on Tuesday, Governor Waiguru claimed her ouster was instigated by people keen on settling political scores.
She accused the county assembly of falsifying the allegations against her and wasting the Senate's time with issues that could have been dealt with at the Kirinyaga County Assembly.
“Impeachment and removal from office was never intended, and should never be based on falsities, innuendo, rumor, hearsay, conjecture, and certainly not malice,” her statement read.
She further accused a section of the MCAs of frustrating her work in the county by threatening people perceived to be in her camp and making it hard to employ staff even for critical services.
For instance, she noted that the allegations of illegal award of tenders were false and that the controversial Ksh.50m tender does not exist to begin with.
23 out of 33 Kirinyaga Members of County Assembly (MCAs) on June 9, 2020 supported the motion to remove Governor Waiguru from office on the grounds of gross misconduct.
