Waititu's Deputy Retaliates After Being Beaten in Court

The Supremacy battle for the Kiambu County government has gone a notch higher when the Deputy Governor James Nyoro retaliated after losing in court.

Nyoro who was barred from the reshuffling the county executive moved to court seeking to set aside the conservatory orders made on September 25.

Through his lawyer, Kibe Mungai, Nyoro stated that there were pending petitions before the constitutional and human rights division of the High Court and the recent court decision would be conflicting with the expected rulings.

Deputy Governor James Nyoro. A Kiambu resident moved to court to challenge his move to reshuffle County Executive Committee members (CECs).

“Nyoro is acting for the interest of the public and since Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been barred from entering the office, what will happen if there are services required from that office.

“I believe as the acting governor of Kiambu County that I require sufficient legal capacity and scope to discharge my functions to ensure smooth service delivery, efficient governance and accountable administration,” Mungai submitted while appearing in before Justice Onesmus Makau.

He further explained that the court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case due to the petitions adding that the issues presented could only be interpreted by a constitutional court.

Since Governor Waititu was barred from accessing his office over corruption allegations, Nyoro has been trying to take control of Kiambu county operations.

However, in September a resident, Bernard Chege Mburu, moved to court to challenge his move to reshuffle County Executive Committee Members (CECs).

Kiambu Governor Ferdinard Waititu

Mburu stated that the move by the Deputy Governor was not acceptable in law conveying that this action could cause fracas in the county, citing that cabinet transfers were not approved by the Governor.

“The illegal acts of the deputy governor will create a stalemate that will gravely affect service delivery to the people of Kiambu especially as one of the dockets affected is Finance,” the court papers read.

Mburu noted that the act would make other deputy governors follow suit anytime their county head was ill or temporarily out of office.

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