Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has been drawn to yet another controversy where he's accused of issuing Sh1 million cheque which has since bounced.
In a fundraiser for Maragua Constituency Endowment Education Fund in August 3, Wa Iria is said to have delivered a fake cheque at Thaara Primary where DP William Ruto was chief guest, reports the Daily Nation.
Maragua MP Mary Waithira said she realised the cheque was fake when she delivered it to the bank.
“It’s shameful for a whole governor to stand in front of his electorate and issue a fake cheque there is no difference [between him and] the MPs who were bribed with Sh10,000 in the sugar report.
“It is criminal and I give the county government seven days to issue a [valid] cheque or else they will face the law,” the MP said.
But Iria, who is keen to be DP Ruto's running mate, has denied the allegations adding that the MP brought the issue out of malice.
According to him, he had furnished the MP with information that she should have waited for the county to receive money from national government.
“The MP had been informed not to take the cheque to the bank since there we have not received the money from the national government but since she had malice, she went ahead and deposited the [cheque] only to start spreading the malice in her meetings,"he said.