NAKURU: The Jubilee Alliance has moved to address the wrangles at the Nakuru County Assembly following Deputy President William Ruto’s visit over the weekend.
During the meeting, it was agreed that a team drawn from the TNA and URP headquarters will meet the MCAs to investigate problems at the assembly and come up with the way forward. Those chosen to lead the group are TNA Executive Director Joseph Maathai and URP Secretary General Fred Muteti, who will hold talks with rival factions fighting over the Leader of Majority’s post.
One of the factions supports Majority Leader Samuel Waithuki, while the other is loyal to his predecessor, Njenga Mwaura.
FRAGILE CO-EXISTENCE
Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri said owing to the fragile co-existence of communities in Nakuru, Jubilee top leadership was monitoring the happenings at the assembly with a lot of interest.
“Nakuru is a sensitive county and the differences at the assembly are causing tension between communities,” the MP said.
During the weekend meeting, Ruto cautioned the MCAs that the Government would not allow them to continue engaging in embarrassing scenes in the assembly.
But Assembly Speaker Susan Kihika downplayed the fighting, saying though what happened was shameful, similar events had been witnessed in the National Assembly.
“Nakuru is okay now. We are ashamed of what happened but we saw similar scenes in the National Assembly,” the Speaker, who is accused of siding with the Waithuki faction, said. A fresh showdown looms today as MCAs head to various committees.
