The woes of Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu will not end soon after five locals sue the County government over the money lost.
The deputy president has come out to his rescue claiming that Waititu’s war are politically motivated.
Ruto said that Waititu should be given space to work for the people of Kiambu.
Now five residents have sued the Kiambu county government seeking to stop withdraw of county money.
The five say the county government has never published the County Appropriations Act as required by law, hence the executive should not be allowed to make any withdrawals.
The residents say Kiambu people will suffer being governed without the rule of law. The petitioners are Richard Kagiri, James Gacheru Kariuki, Pyliss Wambii Wainoho, John Ngugi Muigai and Rosaline Change.
They said the county legislation does not take effect unless it is published as such in the Kenya Gazette in line with constitutional provisions.
The suit is second case filed against Kiambu county relating to funds.
The first case was filed by some MCAs who obtained an order blocking the county’s Sh16.5 billion supplementary budget.
On April 5 justice James Makau suspended the budget pending determination of case by 10 members of the county assembly who said procedures were not followed.
The MCAs had complained that they were not consulted nor was the finance committee involved.
The county has been on the spotlight over recent audit queries of Sh2 billion.
The leadership row that has been simmering in Kiambu County pitting Governor Ferdinand Waititu against his Deputy James Nyoro has finally blown.
During his first interview to talk about his fallout with his boss yesterday, Nyoro said he had gone through “torture and hell” at the hands of Waititu.
Nyoro said at some point he was forced to work from a corridor. He said besides, he was kept out of the running of the county’s affairs and had to persevere being driven in a faulty car.
He said he had decided not to sit and watch as the county “heads in the wrong direction due to poor leadership”
.“Enough is enough. I have to stand up and be counted by pointing out that the way the county is being run is not the right way,” said Nyoro.