Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu has sued his Kitui counterpart Charity Ngilu over alleged incitement to violence that led to the torching of a lorry that was allegedly found ferrying charcoal in Kitui a month ago.
In courts suit papers filed at the Milimani High Court on Monday, Waititu wants the court to restrain Ngilu from making any statements in regards to charcoal ban until when an application will be heard and determined.
The Kiambu governor also wants the court to bar the Kitui governor from stopping the transportation of charcoal ban using the Kitui county routes.
In the suit papers, Waititu argues that Kitui government has been harassing and stopping transporters ferrying charcoal from other counties using Kitui routes.
The Jubilee governor further wants the court to order Ngilu to use the available legal channels in enforcing her charcoal ban instead of allegedly harassing people suspected to be ferrying charcoal.
In the affidavits sworn in court, Waititu claimed that Ngilu’s utterances amount to incitement and are to blame for the torching of vehicles.
Waititu further says that there is nowhere in the Kitui County Charcoal Management Act that recommends for vehicles found ferrying charcoal to be torched.
Waiittu’s application will be mentioned on Thursday once serves the suit to all people listed in the case among them Charity Ngilu.
Governor Ngilu has been under criticism over incitement to violence allegations in regards to charcoal ban.
Ngilu was grilled by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) last week, stating that the ban on charcoal will remain in force.
The governor denied inciting locals to violence accusing Kiambu politicians of playing politics with the charcoal and sand harvesting ban.