This archive report was first published on 3 July 2019.
On July 2, 2019, Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja kicked off a signature collection exercise to dissolve his county government, a move he claims is necessitated by the harassment and frustrations he has faced from the Members of the County Assembly.
Addressing the media in Wundanyi, Governor Samboja stated that the Members of the County Assembly have made it impossible for him to smoothly run the county government's administrative work.
He cited the MCAs' decision to allocate themselves Sh830 million through the Ward Development Fund as a major reason for his decision.
"I have today decided, in accordance with the constitution, to call all county residents to petition President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the county of Taita Taveta to give us a fresh start," said Samboja.
According to Samboja, the wrangles between the executive and the assembly were adversely affecting development in the county, with essential services such as medicine and water being compromised.
"There are no medicine in county health facilities. Water is a challenge to many residents yet they (MCAs) want to allocate themselves huge sums of money," he added.
