Mpuru and Kiraitu: Erstwhile political allies now turn against each other

Trade CS Peter Munya (left) with Governor Kiraitu Murungi (centre) and Deputy Governor Titus Ntunchiu at a requiem service for Mzee Samson M’Mucheke in Igembe Central on Saturday, March 16, 2019. [Darlington Manyara, Standard]

Rivalry between two political allies turned foes played out during a burial in Igember over the weekend.

On Saturday, East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) member, Mpuru Aburi clashed with Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi during the burial of Mzee Samson M’Mucheke, father to Multimedia University Vice Chancellor Prof Festus Kaberia.