Meru County has seen new leadership disputes, the most recent involving Governor Kawira Mwangaza and her deputy Isaac Mutuma, as well as other leaders selected by the governor.
Mwangaza and Mutuma have been viewed at a crossroads for a week when one of the deputy governor's official cars was revoked, and his aide was fired.
This is alleged because Mutuma did not respond to Mwangaza's opponents during a burial ceremony last week.
Although no one has publicly expressed their displeasure, the county secretary, the governor's assistant, and the county executive committee have previously chastised the deputy governor for failing to do his duties, including attending cabinet sessions.
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Ward representatives, led by the deputy speaker and minority leader, claim Governor Mwangaza's leadership has failed them just five months after an impeachment attempt.
They have requested that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua visit the county and resolve the crisis, which they believe is worse than the previous one. They have also signalled another intention to impeach Governor Mwangaza.
"We are living in fear under Kawira Mwangaza's leadership, she has been abusing everyone, and we will be at peace when she leaves office," Mwenda Ithili, the minority leader in the county legislature, said.
While the county administration supports a petition to remove the county public service board due to its ineffectiveness, the ward representatives are opposed.
They claim that if the board has been breaking the law for nearly six years, those who worked throughout that time should also be fired.
"The county secretary is supporting that petition, and she should know that if the board is not well-constituted, all those it vetted, including herself, will resign," one of the ward representatives, Sarah Gakii, stated.
