Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza on Thursday November 16 supported the bid to dissolve Meru County Assembly.
Mwangaza’s change of tune came after it emerged that Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) were plotting to impeach her eight County Executive Committee Members (CECMs), three Chief Officers and the Chief of Staff.
Mwangaza said volunteers from local NGOs assisted by other Meru residents will start collecting signatures from Monday, “and I will support them”.
“There are many organisations collecting signatures to dissolve the Meru County. As the governor, I think they should do what is good, if that (dissolution) is how citizens will get help, I will support them,” Mwangaza said on Thursday.
The Governor went on to say that despite the backlash she has faced from the Members of County Assembly and other leaders, she has served the people diligently.
“There is no governor who has been impeached three times in a year. And despite the suffering, I have worked and ensured the absorption of the budget to the tune of 72 per cent; It was hard because of the challenges. If God and the people see it fit, they will re-elect me,” she stated.
10 per cent of the 780,000 registered voters, (at least 78,000), signatures are required to initiate the process of Meru County Assembly dissolution.
If it sails through, the electorates will go back to the ballot to pick other leaders.
