Kihika is an American, petitioner tells court

Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika's is under fire over her long absence from office. [File, Standard]

Just days after Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika returned to the country from an extended stay in the United States, a petition has been filed in court seeking her removal from office.

The petitioner, Peter Kuria Mwaniki, is seeking an urgent declaration from the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court that Kihika is unfit to hold office on the grounds that she holds dual citizenship, Kenyan and American.