Members of the Kirinyaga County Assembly have threatened to impeach Governor Anne Waiguru over the controversial reduction of a bursary fund for needy students.
The ward representatives demanded that the governor releases the whole amount they had approved or she be kicked out of office.
Speaking during a debate on the bursary fund, the MCAs said they will not accept anything less than the Sh70 million approved in the budget.
Ms Waiguru has defended the bursary cut to Sh20 million saying it was meant for orphans and children from poorest families and accused a clique of local leaders of politicising the issue for their own selfish interests.
She argued that there were budget cuts in all the departments to cater for essential services such as supply of drugs to hospitals and improving roads.
The bursary kitty was not exempted from the cut.
But the MCAs accuse the governor of disrespecting the deliberations of the assembly, adding that they are unhappy with her style of leadership.
“We endorsed the Sh70 million bursary (kitty) and we shall not accept any deductions. If the governor refuses to honour our decision, we shall not hesitate to impeach her,” said the Kangai Ward MCA John Gitari.