Collection of signatures to dissolve Meru County leadership officially starts.
Collection of signatures to dissolve Meru County officially starts; This was started by a group together with the residents of meru.
Led by David Karani from the Meru Civil society, they lamented that it is high time they do away with the current leadership and elect new leaders.
They also argued that the constant fights and rubbing of shoulders between the county executive and the county assembly has frustrated the implementation of development programmes.
David stated,“This is a mwananchi-led process… mwananchi amejitolea mwenyewe kile tumefanya tu ni kuwasaidi kuwaonyesha kuwa wana uwezo,”
“We are doing it according to article 192(1)b which falls under unusual circumstances, its time that the mwananchi got the power back to their hands,” he added.
Article 192 of the Constitution dictates the procedure for suspension of a county government, the provision gives power to the head of state as the final decision maker of the dissolution.
It is important to note that A county government can be dissolved, when there is an emergency that has been brought up by an internal conflict or war or in any other exceptional circumstances.
One of the residents stated,”Hii hatua imechukuliwa ni nzuri na tunaomba hata President Ruto hizo saini zikisanywa, atuwekee sign turudi kura sababu anaweza kataa,”
“Meru tumesema wameru wote wamekubali Meru ivunjwe ndio tupatae maendeleo hii msukumano hatutawezana nayo sababu hakuna kitu tunafanyiwa Meru,” he added.
On the leaders’ opinion about this, Kiagu MCA, Kambi stated that he is ready to go back to the ballot box, as he signed off the dissolution papers.
He stated,” Mimi naomba hii power turegeshee wananchi wachague viongozi watafanya kazi. Mimi kama mwenye nilichaguliwa nimesign kudissolve county government watu wale wanataka kuomba kiti wajiandae, leo nimejifuta hapa na sirudi nyumbani.
The suspension will be granted upon scrutiny by an independent commission of inquiry, which will determine if the allegation about the County government are nothing but the truth.
In an event of a suspension, the county operations will continue for a period not exceeding 90 days before elections can be held.