Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru has defended her decision to marry outside the county, arguing that the move does not tamper with his daily work.
The governor has been under criticism from a group of leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto, who insist that she's an outsider.
At Kagumo on Wednesday, Waiguru dismissed the assertions, arguing that no man from Kirinyaga ever asked her for a hand in marriage and she refused.
The former Devolution minister also insisted that she still stays within the county, adding that even so, Murang'a people where she's married are not bad.
"There are those that are complaining that am married in Murang'a. Is there anyone from Kirinyaga who asked me for marriage and I refused? Since nobody from here asked me, what was I to do?
"Are Murang'a people really bad? Either way, I will still continue working for you. Am from Kirinyaga, I live here and even my mother lives around. Let it remain so," she said in Kikuyu dialect.
In a ceremony that was attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga in June, Waiguru exchanged vows with city lawyer Kamotho Waiganjo, who comes from Murang'a.
Recently, Waiguru has been on receiving end from Dr Ruto, her former ally. The DP differed with her on Thursday over 2022 succession politics.
On Thursday, Mr Ruto said President Kenyatta was not elected because of his ethnic background but competency.
“We supported and voted for Uhuru to succeed Kibaki not [because] of ethnicity but competence,” stated the DP on Twitter.