Nyandarua Governor Daniel Mwangi has gone to court seeking to block his sacked finance minister from resuming office.
In a move that has split his cabinet, the governor has overlooked the county's legal department and hired a private lawyer to represent him in court.
In an application filed at the High Court in Nakuru, Waithaka is seeking to stop the sacked minister Nelson Ngaruiya from disrupting the county affairs and forcefully entering office.
Under a certificate of urgency, the governor who is represented by lawyer Kamau Muthanwa says that he has credible information that the former finance minister is mobilizing members of the public to disrupt provision of services.
"If the disruption and forceful entry to the office is not stopped, the county will suffer irreparable loss in terms of lost hours and lack of harmonious and sound labor relations," reads the application in part.
This came, as it emerged that after the minister was sacked on the October 2, the governor reinstated him on November 5.
However, two days later and in a letter dated November 7 2014, the governor sacked the minister after a resolution by the county assembly.
Speaking to journalists in Naivasha, the county minister for legal affairs George Kimani expressed his shock while admitting that he was in darkness over the issue.
The lawyer who promised to fully investigate the matter noted that as per the constitution his office was entitled to represent the governor in court if any legal issue arose.
"This office is not aware of such a case in court and if it is true the governor has sued one of his ministers then he must have been misled," he said.
Kimani said that after enquiring with other county ministers, they were all not aware of the new development adding that the issue would have been discussed by the county cabinet.
He noted that the governor was making decisions without informing other officers, a move that was adversely affecting service delivery.
“We have come to learn that the governor reinstated and later sacked the finance minister in a period of two days before rushing to court," said Kimani.
The senior officer questioned the decision by the governor to rush to court to issue injunction orders against the sacked minister.