Meru Residents Protest and Block Roads, demanding the removal of Kawira Mwangaza from office

Meru Residents Protest and Block Roads, demanding the removal of Kawira Mwangaza from office.

Meru residents protest and Block roads, demanding that embattled Governor Kawira Mwangaza vacates from office.

The residents marched to the county government offices, saying Mwangaza is in the office illegally.

Police were forced to lob teargas at the demonstrators who had lit fires outside the county offices.

According to residents, the embattled governor had “sneaked” into the offices using a motor vehicle without number plates.

“Leo ni warm up. Kesho asubuhi by 5 am atatupata hapa na tutamzuia hataingia hiyo ofisi,” a resident stated.

The residents stood their ground saying the office of the Governor of Meru County now belongs to Mutuma M’Ethingia, the Deputy Governor.

Mwangaza was impeached by the Meru County Assembly with a total of 40 out of 69 members voting to oust her for the third time since her swearing in.

The senate upheld the impeachment on Tuesday last week.