Immediate Meru Governor Peter Munya. [Photo|Peter Munya]Immediate Meru Governor Peter Munya has lost the leadership of the Party of National Unity (PNU), where he was the chairman.This is after former President Mwai Kibaki, was gazetted as the party leader, years after his retirement in 2013.In a gazette notice dated August 16, the Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u, said Kibaki was reinstated after the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal delivered a ruling on June 20, 2017, which said that a proper general meeting would be held so as Kibaki's position could be handed over."The officials of the interested party in office as at 27th October, 2016 remain the bona fide office bearers of the interested party until a proper general meeting is held to elect national officials," read the ruling, in the notice published August 25.Ndung'u's notice seen by the Daily Nation, recognises the following as bona fide PNU officials.John Kamama (Chairman), Irene Muronji (1st Vice chairperson), Paul Amayo (2nd Vice chairperson), John Anunda (Secretary General), Alphonse Musyoki (Organising Secretary), Mwajuma Rajab (Secretary, Finance), Genery Wando (Deputy Treasurer), Anna Chebet (Director of Elections), Prisca Mwita (National Women Chairperson), Beatrice Cherono (National Youth Chairperson) and Agnes Toya (National Executive Council member).“Any person with written submissions concerning the intended changes by the political party shall within seven days deposit them with the Registrar of Political Parties,” the notice by Ndung'u further indicated.Munya was elected PNU leader in October 2016 in a National Delegates Conference that was disputed by some officials. Others who were elected alongside Munya, include John Okemwa (Secretary General) Paul Rukaria (Deputy Secretary General), Sheikh Juma Ngao (vice chairman), David Kamau (National vice chairman-operations), Peter Kaberia (National Treasurer), among others.

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