Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has alleged that there is a planned coup within the leadership of the Jubilee Party in his county.
Wa Iria reported to Jubilee's Secretariat Head, Raphael Tuju that political opponents in Murang'a are illegally removing party officials from their positions and replacing them with their close friends.
“Some local politicians are creating division within party officials and also funding coups. They went ahead and interfered with the setup of the party. They engineered an internal coup, removed the chairman and secretary general,” he told journalists.
The Governor expressed worry in the constant change of leadership in the County's committee.
"This committee has only been in force for a month or so and now it is having its third chairman, third secretary general, and a second coordinator. We are calling upon the party to get involved so that they can put the matter in the right perspective," he said.
The Murang'a boss revealed that Mr Tuju promised to investigate the matter and quell the ongoing dispute.
"He told us that as the head of the secretariat, they are investigating the matter to know who caused that small coup within the office of the executive. We have agreed that they are going to deal with the matter by giving us solutions," he said.
Wa Iria'a claims come after Interim Jubilee chairman in Murang’a County Mr Simon Kamau Gikuru and Secretary-General Samuel Macharia were kicked out of the party after it was discovered they were soliciting bribes from aspirants.
Mr Gikuru and Macharia were relinquished of their positions after leaders of Jubilee Party produced evidence to prove the allegations that they were taking bribes to accord some aspirants favours during the nomination process.
