This archive report was first published on 16 December 2019.
On December 16, 2019, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua walked into the Kilimani Police Station to record a statement alleging a plot to harm him.
Responding to the allegations on social media, Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen described them as 'of no consequence', saying they were 'another episode on his Cobra Squad series.'
Senator Murkomen, who is the Leader of Majority in the Senate, claimed that Governor Mutua has 'failed' in his role as governor, but did not provide any evidence to support this claim.
'Having failed spectacularly as a leader he turned himself into a Joseph Goebbels of his county government. He is of no consequence to anyone to deserve any attention let alone threats,' Murkomen said.
Dr Mutua has also implicated Deputy President William Ruto and National Assembly leader Aden Duale in the alleged plot to finish him.
However, Governor Mutua has reiterated that he is unshaken in the wake of threats and has vowed to continue in his work as a public servant, as well as calling out corrupt officials in the country.
