MCAs pledge to drop plan to re-impeach Martin Wambora

Embu, Kenya: Members of the county assembly now say they are ready to end their hostility towards governor Martin Wambora that initially culminated in his impeachment.

Led by Majority Leader Andrew Musakwa and Deputy Speaker Ibrahim Swaleh, the MCAs said the differences between them and the governor were fueled by 'outside forces.'

They promised to drop their threat to re-impeaching Wambora if the Court of Appeal rules in his favour in a case where he is fighting his removal from office.

The leaders said the bad blood between the MCAs and the governor was a well-calculated scheme by losers in last year's elections to have Wambora kicked out of office.

They spoke during the official opening of the newly refurbished Embu-Nairobi bus terminus in Embu town yesterday, which was presided over by Wambora.

Swaleh said Wambora was the duly elected Chief Executive Officer of Embu County and should be given a chance to serve the people.

Swaleh and Musakwa were instrumental in the impeachment of the governor. "We have declared that the political infighting in Embu are now over. We will unite our people and together we achieve development," said Musakwa.

Musakwa called for convening of meeting of the governor, his deputy Dorothy Nditi and MCAs to chat the way forward.

Honour pledge

Wambora and Nditi called for tolerance among leaders to realise development.

Wambora reiterated his administration's commitment to honour the '100 development projects' pledge he gave residents.

He announced that rehabilitation of the Embu-Dallas Ring Road, which is among the projects he promised residents, will start next week.

The county chief vowed to make Embu the third cleanest town in Africa after Cape Town in South Africa and Kigali in Rwanda.