The “mental capacity” of local governor Kawira Mwangaza has been called into question, prompting calls for an investigation by the Meru County Assembly.
Alex Kimathi asked the assembly to consider drafting a resolution to investigate whether or not Mwangaza is competent to serve as governor.
Such requests are legal thanks to Article 144 of the Constitution and Section 33(9) of the County Government Act, Kimathi.
The petition claims that “constant friction between the governor, members of the county assembly, and other elected leaders” has led to “an unprecedented degree of political instability, disunity, and uncertainty” in Meru.
Kimathi claims that the governor’s recent decision to rename Kirung’a-Kabachia-Mulathankari Road in honor of her husband Murega Baichu without following the required procedures is another evidence that the governor makes irrational, absurd, and unpredictable judgments.
By promoting her husband to patron of the “Okolea Programme,” he went on to argue, the governor had alienated her deputy governor, Isaac Mutuma.
It’s possible that the governor’s bipolar disorder is to blame for his erratic, obnoxious, and abrasive behavior, he said. “Bipolar condition causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration, making it difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks,” he explained.
Instances of mental disorders are becoming an epidemic on a global and national scale, as reported by the Taskforce on Mental Health and Well-Being’s study, which found that the number of Kenyans with poor mental health has reached unacceptable levels.
Residents of Meru, he said, are “exhausted and feel hopeless” since the governor’s conflicts with other elected officials have diminished the county’s development standards.
“It cannot be that one person governor- is a good person and 11 elected Members of Parliament, the deputy governor, and members of the county assembly are bad people,” he stated.
He argued that clearing up questions about the governor’s mental capacity is in the public’s best interest. by: TheSchool