Nairobi Deputy Governor Jonathan Mueke has threatened to resign if Governor Evans Kidero is impeached.
Mueke said the ODM governor was innocent and the allegations leveled against him were fueled by selfish interests.
He accused the Jubilee administration of pushing for Kidero’s impeachment.
"Jubilee has proved to be unstable in politics. They are trying to destroy Cord in a very barbaric way. They have presented more than eight candidates so far and yet they have not found a preferred candidate to take down Kidero," he said, as quoted by the Star.
The deputy governor claimed the national government was bitter with Kidero for asking payment of Sh62 billion owed from land rates, parking fees and operating licences.
“The national government doesn’t pay for revenues, hasn't been and will not pay. They don’t pay for car parking and land they have grabbed from us,” Mueke said.
On Tuesday, Viwandani MCA Samuel Nyang’wara tabled a motion to impeach Kidero, after two sessions of chaos in the County Assembly.
Kidero is accused of misappropriation of funds, leading to surge in county debt, from Sh12 billion to Sh42 billion.