Reinstate councillors, Jirongo tells Mudavadi

Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo has expressed anger at the degazzettement of two Lugari County Council nominated councillors.

Jirongo said he would not rest until action on councilors Juliana Akinyi and Maina Sivitari by Local Government Minister Musalia Mudavadi is revoked. "I will not tolerate Mudavadi’s decision to use his position to punish civic leaders supporting me. He has started a war that he should be ready to fight to the bitter end," he said.

The ODM civic leaders were allegedly shown the door after they supported a Kaddu candidate for the chairmanship of the local authority. Jirongo said the Sabatia MP was returning Kenyans to dark days when leaders were not free to exercise their rights.