Kiambu voter in court to block removal of Governor Wamatangi

Committee on County Public Account and Investments (CPAIC) member Senator Kimani Wamatangi when Governor Okoth Obado appeared before the committee at the Kenyatta International conference centre (KICC) Nairobi. [File, Standard]

A voter has moved to court seeking to block the government from removing Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi and replacing him with his Deputy, Rosemary Njeri Kirika.

In an urgent application, Stephen Mwangi Kimani, a registered voter from Limuru Constituency, wants the court to stop both the removal of current Governor Wamatangi and the planned swearing-in of his deputy as the substantive county boss, arguing the move is politically motivated and unconstitutional.