Githurai 44 Member of County Assembly Deonysias Mwangi Waithira will hold a meeting with residents to decide whether or not to go through with his resignation from the Assembly.
Waithira spoke during an NTV interview on Monday, where he reiterated that he had no intentions of vying for the elective seat again once his resignation was formalised.
“I have said things are not working under this regime. Even if IEBC announces a by-election today, I will not run. I will just wait for the next election, if I’m still interested by then,” Waithira stated.
Waithira tendered his resignation through a letter to the Speaker of the County Assembly, citing frustration over what he described as 'systemic failure by the County Executive to implement development projects and deliver basic services to residents'.
Despite acknowledging the trust that was placed in him by the UDA party and the Githurai people, Waithira reiterated that he could no longer continue to serve as MCA under the prevailing conditions.
Days later, Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Kennedy Ng’ondi declared the resignation null since it did not have an official signature from the ward representative.
But Waithira reiterated his intentions to walk away from the job, as he denied the notion that his move was self-serving.
“If it were about my personal interests, I would’ve kept quiet, stayed home with my family, and continued earning a salary while forgetting about the people of Githurai,” he added.
On Tuesday, September 23, the MCA announced that he would meet with Githurai residents in public to get their support for his decision to formally step down from his position.
Waithira stated that the only way he would halt his intentions to resign was if his electorate personally requested him to hold off.
He went on, “My resignation is not a threat. If, during tomorrow’s meeting, the people of Githurai tell me to proceed with resigning, I won’t even wait another day; I’ll resign immediately. But if they ask me to hold on and give it time to see if change will happen, I’ll wait,” he said.
In the same interview, the MCA claimed he was speaking on behalf of tens of other County Assembly members who shared similar frustrations to his but were unable to voice their concerns out of fear of victimisation.
