Police were forced to save embattled Governor Kawira Mwangaza after angry residents cormered her in her office days after the Impeachment saga.
According to reports, angry Meru residents took to the streets of Meru and near the Governor’s office demanding that she vacates her office as she’s no longer the governor.
This comes after the embattled Governor posted a picture on her Facebook page moments after the High Court successfully stopped her impeachment by the Senate and designated her as the Governor until the case is heard and determined.
However, the picture rubbed the majority of Meru MCAs the wrong way since they were behind the ouster move. Residents also planned their protests and cornered Mwangaza after she snuck into the office in the morning.
According to residents, the Governor used an unmarked motorbike with no numberplates to sneak into her office and police were forced to use teargas and shots in the air to disperse the rowdy crowd outside her office.
However, speaking to NewsProjector, one of the residents said that the office now belongs to Deputy Governor Isaac Mutuma and they will wake up early tomorrow to prevent Mwangaza from accessing her office.
“Leo ni warm up. Kesho asubuhi by 5 am atatupata hapa na tutamzuia hataingia hiyo ofisi,” one resident claimed after being dispersed by police officers who came to the Governor’s rescue.
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This comes after Justice Bahati Mwamuye restrained Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi from publishing in the Kenya Gazette Notice a declaration of a vacancy in the office of the Governor of Meru making Mwangaza, still the governor.