Waiguru to Mt Kenya: Reject attempts by some leaders to drag you out of government

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru addressing Kiandai residents during the launch of the local dispensary

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has asked Mt Kenya residents to reject attempts by leaders who might want to drag them out of the government.

Waiguru said the Kirinyaga people will not abandon Kenya Kwanza government for the opposition, noting that some ‘sweet talking politicians’ are busy trying to lure locals away from the government for their interests.

"Kirinyaga will not go to the opposition because some people are bitter. We have nothing to do with what happened and because it happened, we will not throw the baby with the birthing water,” she said.

“Let us be wise, we want our community to be respected everywhere."

Speaking during the launch of Kiandai Dispensary in Kiini Ward on Thursday, the governor said that all leaders hold public positions in trust.

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru with Kiandai residents during the launch of the local dispensary

"We will not bring down our house because its roof is leaking. We are wise and will stay and repair it. Mt Kenya voted for this government to be the last man and we must support it to benefit from development projects,” the governor said.

She also urged Mt. Kenya leaders to stop politicking and instead focus on fulfilling their development promises to the people.

Waiguru said Kirinyaga is reaping big from projects initiated in collaboration with the national government and abandoning the government at this particular moment would put them in jeopardy.

Citing the ongoing construction of the Sagana Industrial Park, markets and roads among others, Waiguru said the Kenya Kwanza government had pumped in millions to develop the county.

She also called for a stop to ongoing abductions and forced disappearances of Kenyans saying it has no place in modern Kenya and should not be happening.

"I do not support abductions. They must be stopped," said the governor.