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Meru deserves better from devolution dream

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Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. [File, Standard]

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has, for the fifth time, been impeached by the county assembly. The assembly passed the resolution in defiance of several attempts to compromise MCAs through financial inducements, court battles as well as divide and rule tactics.

The next step is for the county assembly to forward the impeachment articles to the national Senate for a third impeachment motion. This is the elephant in the room. The governor has previously faced the Senate on two previous impeachment proceedings.

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