This archive report was first published on 24 June 2020.
Published on June 24, 2020, Kitui County Assembly Majority Leader Peter Kilonzo has dismissed claims by Governor Charity Ngilu that Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka sponsored the motion of impeachment against her.
Ngilu had accused Musyoka and Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua of sponsoring the impeachment motion, but Kilonzo denied these claims, stating that neither Musyoka nor Wambua had told Ngilu not to provide water and drugs to Kitui residents.
‘That is fake propaganda. Neither Kalonzo Musyoka nor Senator Wambua have told Ngilu not to provide water and drugs to Kitui residents,’ said Kilonzo.
According to Kilonzo, the impeachment motion enjoys the support of MCAs from other parties, and he only needs eight more votes to pass the motion.
‘Ask yourself if I need two-thirds of the 54 members how many do I need from other parties. I only need eight more. If it was Wiper with only 28 members they would defeat it,’ said Kilonzo in an interview with People Daily.
He further revealed that he had met a group of religious leaders led by retired Anglican of Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi who were keen to mediate the conflict, but Ngilu had misled the clergy.
