Jamhuri day in Mt Kenya region: Murang'a County snubs festival

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga hugs a boy after he performed a poem asking leaders to emulate good deeds and stop corruption in the country. [Cedrin Kagwiria/Standard]

Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has irked top political leaders in his county for snubbing Jamhuri Day celebrations.

Mr Wa Iria kept off the celebrations at Kiriaini Market, and attended by Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata and MPs Peter Kimari and Sabina Chege.