An exchange between Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his Murang'a counterpart Mwangi Wa Iria turned ugly as both governors traded punches over the Ndakaini Dam.
Governor Sonko was categorical on Thursday when he stated that the Murang'a boss had no ground to charge Nairobians for the water supplied from the dam.
He further threatened to pull down a building owned by Wa Iria if the governor did not retreat on his onslaught against the Capital.
Sonko claims that his Murang'a counterpart built on land reserved for a road and the county has been gracious not to demolish the property.
"Wa Iria should not joke with us. I will deal with him if he touches Ndakaini dam. We will act on the building he has.
"Murang’a people have no right to discuss the water. We bought the land. We have the title deeds and most of the people who consume the water come from Murang’a; they should respect us," Sonko stated.
In a comeback, Wa Iria dared the Nairobi boss to go ahead and demolish the building insisting that he would not be cowed into submission.
"It is ridiculous for the Nairobi governor to assume that I can be cowed from speaking for the rights of Mt Kenya residents by threats that I have a building in Nairobi which he claims he can demolish. He should have done it yesterday.
"Mt Kenya people in Nairobi have suffered unrecoverable loss and trauma through the unreasonable destruction of kiosks and business premises and we are now ready to pay whichever price to redeem our people from these oppressive forces.
"Saying that Murang’a people in Nairobi benefit from the water is the biggest insult to us. Does Sonko expect Murang’a people who live in Nairobi to buy water and ferry it to Murang’a County where their kin live?," Wa Iria rebutted.
Wa Iria maintains that Nairobi county should be taxed for utilizing water from the dam amid wrangles with his county water management body.
The Murang'a governor has also upset Water Cabinet Secretary Samson Chelugui with the push and pull with authorities over water in his county.
