Senators Take Stand on Kawira Mwangaza After Impeachment Calls

Senators have dismissed calls to take part in the ongoing discussion about the fate of embattled Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza.

The senators told both parties to get serious, and solve their problems amicably through dialogue without washing their dirty linen in public.

The Senate Business Committee on Monday, October 31, 2022 poured called water on impeachment threats against the governor, as the House charged with protecting devolution.

Governor Kawira Mwangaza speaks to the Meru County Assembly sergeant at arms on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

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Leader of Majority in the Senate, Aaron Cheruiyot said that there is need for mature approach to issues that appertain to devolution, which must be protected at all cost.

When wading into the matter that threatens to tear down Meru County development programmes, the senators called for a truce, noting that, “given that this matter is likely to find its way into the senate, I would give cautionary advice that many of the issues we hear being played out in the media are best resolved in a sitting amongst the leaders.

I do not believe that hardly two months after you’ve been elected you’ve quarreled or become irreconcilable,” said the Kericho Senator, who was speaking in Mombasa during a senators' convention.

Cheruiyot added that, “in the greater interest of the people of Meru, they should resolve their issues outside the purview of the media and full glare of the public. I am sure there are sufficient men and women in Meru who can amicably bring the governor and MCA’s to the table to reason together.”

He also noted that wrangles in Meru County had nothing to with political affiliations since Governor Mwangaza had always been in United Democratic Alliance.

On his part, Meru County Senator and Deputy Speaker Kathuri Murungi assured Kenyans that Parliamentarians will soon hold a meeting with Meru MCAs and Governor Mwangaza to end the impasse.

“We told the majority and minority leaders to sit with the governor to resolve the issues amicably. On Saturday, they met together with the chair Council of Governors and Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru and I hope they continue to iron out the differences,” he said.

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza addresses an empty county assembly on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.