Kiambu Governor blames wrangles on corrupt MPs
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi now blames the wrangles between him and a section of MPs on alleged attempts to seize public land in Thika surrendered by food processing company Del Monte.
He said his refusal to collude with the unnamed MPs to allegedly loot the county coffers through dubious land grabbing and other dealings got him attacked whereby he started receiving threats, including coercions that he would be removed from office.
Speaking in Gatundu North constituency while distributing part of the Sh200 million that his administration has released to support the education of needy learners across the county, Wamatangi revealed that trouble began when he took office.
He said he found notable people, including politicians had started a process to dubiously acquire the 100-acre land ceded by Del Monte after reportedly coercing former administration.
When the food processing firm eventually surrendered 695 acres, his administration gazetted 325 acres for use to establish Export Processing Zone (EPZ) edging out individuals who were eying the prime land.
“Del Monte had ceded 100-acre land whose title was not handed over to the county. When I became the governor, the county was allocated 690 more acres. Cartels including politicians started crafting a way to grab the land but I refused. I told them to write letters indicating the development projects they intend to undertake on the public land, that is when they started fighting me,” said Wamatangi.
During the bursary cheques distribution events at Githobokoni and Mang’u Wards, MCAs led by Patrick Mwangi (Mang’u) and Moses Kiarie (Githobokoni) lauded the county’s initiative to support the education of the needy to undertake learning uninterrupted.
Previous administrations
The two said the local government had tripled the kitty allocated by previous administrations thereby ensuring education for all, their backgrounds notwithstanding.
Some Kiambu MCAs and MPs have been at logger heads with the Wamatangi over management of the county.
The fight for control of public resources is believed to be major cause of the supremacy battles, with many having an eye for the over 700-acre Del Monte chunk of land set to be subdivided.
The wrangles have also split the County Assembly leadership where a majority of the 86 Ward Reps and a section of MPs are in governor Wamatangi’s camp.
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi now blames the wrangles between him and a section of MPs on alleged attempts to seize public land in Thika surrendered by food processing company Del Monte.
He said his refusal to collude with the unnamed MPs to allegedly loot the county coffers through dubious land grabbing and other dealings got him attacked whereby he started receiving threats, including coercions that he would be removed from office.
Speaking in Gatundu North constituency while distributing part of the Sh200 million that his administration has released to support the education of needy learners across the county, Wamatangi revealed that trouble began when he took office.
He said he found notable people, including politicians had started a process to dubiously acquire the 100-acre land ceded by Del Monte after reportedly coercing former administration.
When the food processing firm eventually surrendered 695 acres, his administration gazetted 325 acres for use to establish Export Processing Zone (EPZ) edging out individuals who were eying the prime land.
“Del Monte had ceded 100-acre land whose title was not handed over to the county. When I became the governor, the county was allocated 690 more acres. Cartels including politicians started crafting a way to grab the land but I refused. I told them to write letters indicating the development projects they intend to undertake on the public land, that is when they started fighting me,” said Wamatangi.
During the bursary cheques distribution events at Githobokoni and Mang’u Wards, MCAs led by Patrick Mwangi (Mang’u) and Moses Kiarie (Githobokoni) lauded the county’s initiative to support the education of the needy to undertake learning uninterrupted.
Previous administrations
The two said the local government had tripled the kitty allocated by previous administrations thereby ensuring education for all, their backgrounds notwithstanding.
Some Kiambu MCAs and MPs have been at logger heads with the Wamatangi over management of the county.
The fight for control of public resources is believed to be major cause of the supremacy battles, with many having an eye for the over 700-acre Del Monte chunk of land set to be subdivided.
The wrangles have also split the County Assembly leadership where a majority of the 86 Ward Reps and a section of MPs are in governor Wamatangi’s camp.
