Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu at a past event. [PHOTO/Tuko]
Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his deputy James Nyoro are at loggerheads.
This comes barely 100 days after the two were elected to lead the county.
Their differences came into public limelight during a church service attended by Deputy President William Ruto last Sunday after Waititu accused Nyoro of “making too much noise”.
According to a section of residents, the cracks were expected as Waititu and Nyoro went into the elections on an alliance formed not on principles but on the drive to dethrone former governor William Kabogo.
“What is happening was expected since the unity was more of a marriage of convenience to dislodge Kabogo. After achieving their dream, the union was bound to crumble,” says Lucas Ndung’u, a Kiambu resident.Waititu's remarks at the service rubbed the wrong side of Nyoro who termed them sad.
“Your Excellency the Deputy President, I never thought my governor would say that. Sometimes there will be small issues here and there, but it’s not a must they be made public and I never thought he would go public with our small issues,” Nyoro said while addressing DP Ruto.
Waititu's style of leadership has already received criticism with leadership experts saying it could expose the county to tough times ahead.
“The one-man style of leadership could prove to be Waititu’s undoing. He should have, for instance, ordered an investigation into the conduct of the ward administrators since not all were against him during the elections,” says a Kiambu lawyer quoted by the Standard.