This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
On August 26, 2019, a court delivered a significant blow to Governor Anne Waiguru's efforts to control the Kirinyaga County Assembly by reinstating ten departmental committee members who had been removed on July 31.
The court, led by Justice Lucy Gitari, ruled that the orders be served to the County Assembly, County Clerk, and the Attorney General, who had been named as respondents in the case.
The reinstatement of the MCAs, including John Kanga, Gudson Muchina, Samuel Maina, David Kinyua, Peter Njomo, Johnson Munene, Mathew Ireri, Fredrick Bundi, Pius Njogu, and Harridan Mwangi, was a result of their lawyer Ndegwa Njiru's claim that their removal from the committees was a violation of their constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms.
The MCAs had been removed and replaced with nominated colleagues, leading to a court battle. The court also directed the inter-party hearing to be conducted on a priority basis due to the urgency of the matter.
