Murang’a residents have threatened to force their MCAs out of office following squabbles that hit the headlines, painting the county as a war zone.
They said on Wednesday that their leaders are yet to understand their mandate and are only keen on their selfish interests.
They warned that they will 'impeach' the ward representatives or march to the assembly to force its closure until the politicians end their "intolerable actions".
MCAs cannot be impeached but a registered voter can initiate the process for their removal. The petition must have the support of at least 50 per cent of registered voters.
The petitioner must also seek a court's clearance to gather signatures.
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Led by Lukas Kiragu, the voters said the county representatives have been fighting over leadership positions instead of serving them.
Last week ,the MCAs met to plan how to remove county clerk Chris Kinyanjui for reasons including "under-funding" them during a sports tour to Machakos county, and failing to release allowances.
The 28 MCAs accused the clerk of undermining their welfare, saying he was the reason they were still poor.
But the clerk said their actions resulted from the assembly's refusal to approve mortgage and car loans without security.
“We regret voting in such greedy people. We are now seeing their true colours. All they are demanding is hefty allowances,” Kiragu said in Gatanga.
“They think they were elected to enrich themselves with our resources.”
The residents were also angered by last week’s incident that saw the MCAs take their differences to Kiambu county.
At a meeting at Sahara West Park Hotel in Ruaka, the rival factions traded abuses which escalated into fistfights, leaving two MCAs and a Jubilee Party official with injuries.
MCA Nahashon Gachuhi of Gatanga, Gerald Wambugu of Kamacharia and Murang’a JP deputy secretary general Charles Mwangi were ejected by the MCAs who allegedly hired goons.
Gachuhi suffered head injuries and bruises after he was hit with a stone and roughed up.
His Kamacharia counterpart sustained serious bruises to his back, face and stomach.
Resident Margaret Nyokabi said:
“They are a total disgrace to the people of Murang’a."
Ndegwa Kiragu said deep-pocketed individuals, who are know, finance and fuel wrangles in the county with the aim of distracting Governor Mwangi wa Iria from his agenda.
“These people are known and they are aligning themselves to take over in 2022."
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