Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has sent Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria brother on compulsory leave.
Mr John Ngigi Kuria, the chief officer for Agriculture, Crop Production, Irrigation and Marketing, was on January 2 sent on a 30-day leave and ordered to hand over his duties to the Livestock and Fisheries department.
“It has been noted that you have not taken you annual leave … due to the busy nature of your office. 
You are, therefore, advised to proceed for your annual 30-days leave with effect from Thursday, January 3, 2019. You will be required to resume duty on Tuesday, February 14, 2019,” reads the letter from Mr Waititu.
The governor has a knack for sacking top county officials after sending them on compulsory leave and replacing them midway through their rest.
In September 2018, Mr Waititu replaced two county ministers, whom he had sent on forced leave, over alleged association with his deputy James Nyoro.
Dr Joseph Murega, who was the Health minister and a former high school classmate of Mr Nyoro’s, was replaced by Dr Juliet Kimemia. Ms Kimemia unsuccessfully tried to unseat Senator Kimani Wamatangi in the 2017 General Election.
Ms Kimenia was immediately swapped with Ms Mary Kamau who has served in four dockets since her appointment in 2017.
Dr Isabella Waiyaki, whom, prior to her appointment was an assistant lecturer at the University of Nairobi, was replaced with former Gatundu North MP Kigo Njenga in the Trade, Tourism, Co-operative and Enterprise Development docket.
Mr Kigo, who was vanquished by former broadcaster Wanjiku wa Kibeh in Gatundu North, has since been swapped with former State House accountant Mburu Kang’ethe in the Finance docket.
The duo’s suspension and eventual sacking came three months after the governor transferred former Roads and Transport minister John Mugwe to the lowly Water ministry before suspending and subsequently sacking him “for not being a team player.”
Mr Waititu then replaced him with former Ngewa MCA Karungo wa Thang’wa, who was initially appointed to the Roads docket but immediately transferred to the Youth and Communications docket in a reshuffle that affected two other ministers.
It is only time before you here the county minister has been replaced , just watch.