The Njuri Ncheke says it will not mediate in the conflict between Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza and Members of County Assembly (MCAs) despite a court directive on Monday.
In a statement, Njuri Ncheke says the council never sought to be enjoined in the impeachment motion against Mwangaza and should not be dragged into Meru political affairs.
“Let those who want to do politics desist from using Njuri Ncheke’s name. We are not in politics,” said the organization.
The Meru High Court has postponed the ruling on a petition seeking to halt the impeachment motion against Governor Kawira Mwangaza to August 20 to give room for talks through the Njuri Ncheke.
Justice Linus Kassan was expected to rule today, halting the impeachment procedure and marking the fourth impeachment motion against Mwangaza.
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“That to promote an active ADR, ruling is deferred to August 20, 2024,” Kassan stated.
Njuri Ncheke is the supreme governing council of elders for the Meru people of Kenya and the apex of the Meru traditional structure of governance.
The judge directed the MCAs and the embattled governor to appear before the Njuri Njeke Council with their counsels on Wednesday.
That Njuri Njeke Supreme Council of Ameru elders are hereby advised to submit their resolutions or lack of it between the parties herein not later than three weeks,” he said.
Governor Mwangaza, through his lawyer Elias Mutuma, told the court that his detractors' impeachment motion was a political witchhunt.
Further, Meru Governor criticized the impeachment motion, saying it was flawed because some cases titled as evidence were active in court.
She pointed out external forces trying to edge her out of office based on political differences, as MCAs in the county assembly are divided along political lines.
While deferring the ruling, Justice Kassan told the parties that the impeachment motion ought to be watertight in the cognizant public interest to avoid initiating a tedious procedure in futility.
