Kawira Mwangaza - besieged in and out of power

Police disrupted her Mother’s Day event on Sunday and teargassed crowds

by EMMANUEL WANJALA

News12 May 2025 - 17:30

Former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza appears to be a woman under siege if events surrounding her political engagements immediately after she came into office in September 2022 are anything to go by.

With the odds stacked against her, Mwangaza floored a male-dominated lineup of political opponents, including incumbent Kiraitu Murungi – a man who had never lost an election in his 30-year political career - to clinch the Meru gubernatorial seat at the August 8, 2022, polls.

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