Forget Uhuru Kenyatta’s cabinet reshuffle,Mombasa Governor has declared his own war with the members of his county Assembly that might not end well for many of them.
The governor strongly stated that he was also ready to initiate the dissolution of the County Assembly which would trigger another election.
The MCAs had already collected 36 out of a possible 39 signatures to remove Transport CEC Tawfiq Balala, Kyalo Munyoki (Sports) and Edward Nyale (Lands).
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho with Transport CEC Tawfiq Balala
“KamaMCA hawafanyikazi, tunawezakuchukuasahihizenunyinyi, tuvunjeserikali, miminawaoturudikatikadebe (If the MCAs are not working, we can collect public signatures, dissolve the government so that MCAs and I go back to the ballot),” vowed Joho.
He further urged the embattled CECs to not to be worried by the legislators as he was the appointing authority and not the assembly.
CECs Munyoki and Nyale have been accused of incompetence in the fulfillment of their obligations to the county.