A
plot to dissolve the troubled Makueni County Government is in the pipeline. The
Council of Governors has said it will advise President Uhuru Kenyatta to
dissolve the Makueni county government if an arbitration meeting with Makueni
county leaders fails.
Under
article 192, the president has powers to suspend a county government in the
event of (a) an emergency arising out of internal conflict or war; or (b) in
any other exceptional circumstances.
However
the county government cannot be suspended unless an independent commission of
inquiry has investigated allegations against it, the president is satisfied
that the allegations are justified and the Senate has authorised the
suspension. Under section 4 of the article, the senate may at any time
terminate the suspension.
"The
ultimate consequence of invoking Article 192 is that all leaders in the
Assembly and Executive will have to go back to ballot," the council said. It
added that it has received reports about a hostile environment in Makueni from
the executive arm of the Makueni county government.
This
comes just a few days after five people including Makueni Governor Kivutha
Kibwana's chief of staff and his bodyguard were shot and injured during chaos
that erupted in the county assembly.
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