Following her recent differences with governor Susan Kihika, Nakuru senator Tabitha Karanja has lamented about receiving threats.
Speaking during a Senate sitting on Wednesday afternoon, Karanja said that unknown individuals have been calling her with private numbers, to blackmail her and insult her.
According to her, Kihika was trying to intimidate her, a move that undermines her oversight role.
“I come from a district where intimidation and blackmail are the order of the day. Everyone knows that the gangsters control Nakuru County.
“I have even been called on private numbers to be threatened and abused. You have never seen me go in there (Chambers) drunk, but I have been called a drunkard,” the founder of Keroche breweries said.
Karanja also accused Kihika of disobeying court orders in the case of War Memorial Hospital.
“You saw Chief Justice Martha Koome saying how the governor had disobeyed court orders,” she said.
She claimed that the county executive hired goons to disrupt peaceful demonstrations by members of the Law Society of Kenya, who were protesting against over the disobedience of court orders.
The senator urged the council of governors to caution the Nakuru County executive and other governors who disobey court orders.
“We need the committee for legal to write a letter to the governor and warn her… They are saying we are killing devolution but they are the ones killing the devolution. I think the COG should warn all governors because they are the ones killing devolution.
“We continue that way, there is no need of having governors in counties. In fact, Nakuru residents are saying they’d rather have no governor than have governor Susan Kihika, and I am not shamed to say this. Senators should not be intimidated in doing their oversight role and should ensure we bring order in all counties starting with Nakuru county,” she said.
