Kiambu leaders who have been embroiled in bitter political wrangles have finally agreed to bury the hatchet and work together.
The politicians on Monday held a four-hour meeting at the Jacaranda Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, where they ironed out their political differences and resolved to unite in serving the residents of Kiambu.The meeting was attended by Governor Ferdinand Waititu, his deputy James Nyoro, Senator Kimani Wamatangi and more than 10 Kiambu MPs including the vocal Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria.Governor Waititu has recently been at loggerheads with his deputy Nyoro, following claims that the county boss has been sideling other leaders when it comes to the running of county affairs.Nyoro’s sentiments were echoed by Senator Wamatangi and Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wa Muchomba, who hit out at Waititu for failing to involve them in key decision making processes.Wamatangi, who chaired the Monday meeting, said they had resolved to hold routine consultative meetings aimed at ensuring arising issues are solved before they get out of hand.“We have agreed on a number of issues that will create a conducive environment to help us serve our people well as a united team. We have also resolved to address any conflict amongst us through established legal channels,” said Wamatangi.“We will also have quarterly meetings to be co-chaired by Kiambu Town MP, Jude Njomo and myself. We have also agreed that, if there will be any urgent issues that require the input of the county leadership, we shall alert them,” he added.On his part, Waititu noted that the leaders have promised to solve their issues internally as opposed to engaging in public spats.“We have unanimously agreed that if we fail to work for the people, we will be voted out in the same fashion that our predecessors were kicked out in last year’s election. The four remaining years are few and we have agreed that we must stick together,” said Waititu.The wrangles among the county leaders had escalated, forcing Deputy President William Ruto to intervene.On Friday last week, Ruto asked leaders in the county embroiled in power wrangles to end their political animosity and focus on service delivery.“You must stop embarrassing us with these unnecessary noises or else I’ll come here and whip you into order,” said Ruto.