Allow leaders to work, then hold them accountable

The last week has been one of heightened political temperatures. From the move by MPs to sign a petition for impeachment of Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru to the disappearance and subsequent resurfacing of Embu Speaker Kariuki Mate, it has been a fairly emotive week.

But calls for Waiguru’s impeachment drive appears to be waning. With a growing chorus of influential voices dismissing these calls — the latest coming from Deputy President William Ruto — the initiative by Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi to remove Ms Waiguru from office seems to have lost much of its sting despite Linturi’s claim that he has marshalled more than 100 signatures to begin the impeachment process.