Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Peter Munya has declared he will vie for Meru governorship a day after Governor Kawira Mwangaza was impeached. Munya who served as the first governor of Meru said he was keen on competing the work he started in 2013.
Speaking while opening a PNU office in North Imenti Constituency, the former Agriculture CS decried the unending leadership wrangles in Meru saying they had sabotaged the gains of devolution.
“Since I left in 2017, there has been no much work done by the governors. What happened to the work we started in 2013?The resources increased but nothing is happening in Meru,” he said.
He added, “I am now ready to vie for the governor seat on a PNU ticket.”
Munya said his Gubernatorial campaign has kicked off by first opening party offices in all constituencies to popularise his political vehicle.”
“Opening of party offices is our first step towards the county governor campaign. Please support our political party so that we can also have a say in the national politics. We cannot be using other people’s political vehicles every election season,” the former CS said.
Peter Munya
Munya is among six Meru politicians whom governor Mwangaza has blamed for her perennial political woes.
During a recent press briefing, Mwangaza said she wished to have a one on one engagement with six politicians to establish why they wer fighting her.
“I would like to have a sit down with Kiraitu Murungi, Peter Munya, Mithika Linturi, Senator Kathuri Murungi, Buuri MP Mugambi Rindikiri and his Tigania West counterpart Mpuru Aburi to know what they have against me. They are the reason why I am being impeached,” Mwangaza said.
Mwangaza had started off as a close ally of Mr Munya and severally referred to him as a political mentor.
However, the two fell out with Munya now listed as a top political opponent of the governor.
Meanwhile, Mr Munya reiterated that PNU would walk out of Azimio to disentangle itself with ODM whose former leaders have joined the government.
“Due to the foundations laid by President Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta, the work of this administration was well cut out. They were supposed to expand the economy to create more jobs. However, they failed and this is why the youth went to the streets.”
“The reforms the young Kenyans are demanding is not about sharing few cabinet positions but eradication corruption and poor governance,” he said.
He said the Kenya Kwanza administration would not survive the current wind of change if it doesn’t fix the economy.
