MPs apologise to governor
Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua during a past interview. Access corridors to Lake Naivasha have been grabbed, Mr Mbugua has told parliament. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH
What you need to know:
- The two legislators led hawkers in uprooting fresh flowers planted at the Kenya Farmers’ Association (KFA) roundabout and the Agriculture Society of Kenya (ASK) showground road reserve where illegal structures were demolished.
- At the same time, the first time- legislator, popularly known as “TM”, admitted that they have been giving the governor sleepless nights by handling issues affecting hawkers in an unprofessional manner.
MPs David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East) and Samuel Arama (Nakuru West) have been forced to eat humble pie and apologise publicly to Governor Kinuthia Mbugua for opposing his move to restore the glory of Nakuru town.
Apparently the two legislators and Governor Mbugua have been reading from two different scripts as far as the mushrooming of illegal business structures and their demolition is concerned.
But last week the two MPs appeared to have softened their hard stance and decided to support the governor’s development agenda.
The two legislators led hawkers in uprooting fresh flowers planted at the Kenya Farmers’ Association (KFA) roundabout and the Agriculture Society of Kenya (ASK) showground road reserve where illegal structures were demolished.
This move by the legislators angered Governor Mbugua, and his government was planning to take legal action against the two MPs, but they beat a hasty retreat and apologised.
“We have decided to put our differences with the governor aside and work as a team to foster development in Nakuru County,” Mr Gikaria said after a meeting at the governor’s office.
At the same time, the first time- legislator, popularly known as “TM”, admitted that they have been giving the governor sleepless nights by handling issues affecting hawkers in an unprofessional manner.
“We have a responsibility to the people who elected us and they have a right to demand better services from us,” he said.
The two MPs said they would open a new chapter with the governor and abandon confrontational politics. They vowed to consult widely in future before taking any action on issues affecting hawkers.
