Fresh row as Nairobi MCAs attempt coup on House leadership

Nairobi County Assembly speaker Beatrice Elachi during a past session in October. [File, Standard]

The wrangles at the Nairobi County Assembly have escalated after a group of MCAs fronted names to replace embattled Majority Leader Abdi Guyo, his deputy James Kiriba and Majority Chief Whip Chege Mwaura.

The MCAs allied to Speaker Beatrice Elachi last week attempted a coup at the House leadership after they presented minutes of an alleged meeting at Sai Rock Hotel in Mombasa on November 3 where Jubilee MCAs are said to have sat and decided to overhaul the party’s leadership at the Nairobi County Assembly.