This archive report was first published on 7 July 2020.
On Tuesday, members of the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (Kewopa) voted to remove Purity Ngirici as their leader, replacing her with Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba.
The move comes after Ngirici, who is an arch-rival of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, was accused of poor leadership and failure to protect the interests of women in leadership.
Ngirici has dismissed the changes, claiming that the association's constitution was not followed. She stated, 'They cannot remove me when they want to. They need to call a meeting. There must be a meeting of seven days. They must invite every member. There should be two-thirds, not signatures.'
She also alleged that the MPs had no authority to take powers of the secretariat, saying, 'They cannot even take powers of the secretariat. This is just a story. Let us follow the procedure.'
Ngirici's woes are linked to her failed attempt to impeach Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, in which she sided with MCAs behind the motion.
Kewopa is a membership association of all women parliamentarians drawn from across all political parties, both elected and nominated in the Senate and National Assembly.
