Ndenderu Ward MCA Solomon Kinuthia, the face behind Waititu's impeachment, opened up on the goings-on that led to the impeachment of former Governor Ferdinand Waititu by MCAs.
In an interview with the Daily Nation published on Tuesday, February 11, Kinuthia intimated that Waititu had started off as less than cautious when the impeachment proceedings were announced.
"When Waititu heard that I was the one tabling the motion, he called me and said that I was killing my political career and that he would use his influence to make sure I will never get elected by cutting down development projects in my ward," he alleged.
He further intimated that in the beginning, the idea to impeach Waititu was a long stretch given the support he enjoyed in the house.
"When we kickstarted the idea of impeaching Waititu even before tabling the motion, he was very influential in the assembly and outside.
"Immediately he was sworn into office, he was strategic on how to win the support of MCAs. Those who did not own cars were driven home by county vehicles. This somehow worked for him and he thought a majority were supporting his regime, and he continued looting," Kinuthia told the publication
He added that with time, however, Waititu was caught up in various financial scandals in the county and rapidly lost the support of the MCAs.
Waititu's infamy was also coupled with what Kinuthia called a blanket condemnation by the members of the public towards the MCAs based on allegations that he had bribed them into silence as the county headed in the wrong direction.
Kinuthia added that Waititu's woes were further compounded by his move to split the budget committee into two, Finance and Budget, which he claimed, enabled him to bulldoze for funds from the county to spend on projects that had not been budgeted for.
When the EACC stepped in to interrogate suspicious transactions in the county, Kinuthia intimated that MCAs stepped away from Waititu and called for his ouster, kickstarting attempts by the governor to rescue himself
"He started sending emissaries to say he was ready to meet me for a voluntary lunch of Ksh10 million to drop the motion. I learned that the sum was to be shared with ward reps who were supporting the motion provided they backed off.
"We stood our ground and refused to be compromised. A week later, the offer rose to Ksh15 million but we refused to give in," Kinuthia recounted.
He further intimated that even after the assembly had managed to impeach Waititu, the problems did not stop there for him.
The next hurdle was was to testify against Waititu in the Senate, where he intimated that some senators lobbied to have him recant the statement but he refused to.
