Kiambu Governor, Ferdinand Waititu, set up parallel offices in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD), in violation of court orders that placed his deputy, James Nyoro, in charge of Kiambu.
On Thursday, a court order allowed Waititu to vacate his Kiambu office, giving him a deadline of one day to pick his belongings.
Close sources to Waititu revealed that the Thursday court order seriously affected his day-to-day operations as the governor cannot consult his juniors.
According to Nation, Waititu shifted camp to the tenth floor of his Koinange Street office, at a building he recently bought from Jamii Bora Bank. Reports have it that Waititu has been holding several meetings with executives who are loyal to him.
One such meeting took place on Tuesday as Waititu waited to hear the results of an appeal which sought the revision of his bond terms, among them the order barring him from his Kiambu office.
Waititu’s new move has seen county executives’ loyalties split between the two men as they are not sure of whom to report to.
“Not much is happening in Kiambu. Power politics has stalled progress; we are also confused on who to report to,” one of the executives, seeking anonymity revealed.
Waititu’s camp largely comprises executives who were either directly or indirectly involved in his 2017 campaigns while those loyal to Dr Nyoro were beneficiaries of a pre-election deal between the county boss and a group of Kiambu businessmen who supported him during the campaigns.
The building was at the centre of controversy when city-county officers raided it in August last year, arresting Waititu’s wife and workers for making improvements to it without approval from the concerned authorities.
Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, stopped the operation after receiving a call from Waititu.
Nyoro has been seeking the support of ward representatives to run Kiambu County.
This week, Nyoro attended a meeting convened by Energy Principal Secretary (PS) Joseph Njoroge
Waititu skipped the crucial meeting.
