Besieged Waiguru lobbies Raila to help save her job
What you need to know:
- The two met on Thursday evening in efforts to help save her job, which is hanging by a thread after she was impeached by the county assembly last week and failed in her bid to block the move in court.
- The Senate will now have the final say on the matter, amid intense lobbying said to be taking place.
- Mr Odinga met Ms Waiguru at an exclusive club in Karen, Nairobi, alongside a few aides, with the key agenda being whipping ODM and other “friendly” senators to defeat the motion, according to a source who spoke in confidence.
Embattled Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has sought the support of ODM leader Raila Odinga to fend off the impeachment threat in the Senate this week, the Sunday Nation can reveal.
The two met on Thursday evening in efforts to help save her job, which is hanging by a thread after she was impeached by the county assembly last week and failed in her bid to block the move in court.
The Senate will now have the final say on the matter, amid intense lobbying said to be taking place.
Mr Odinga met Ms Waiguru at an exclusive club in Karen, Nairobi, alongside a few aides, with the key agenda being whipping ODM and other “friendly” senators to defeat the motion, according to a source who spoke in confidence.
Ms Waiguru walked in a few minutes to 7pm accompanied by two aides. Then Kiambu Governor James Nyoro and his Nyeri counterpart Mutahi Kahiga joined her before Mr Odinga and a few of his trusted MPs arrived.
During the meeting, it was revealed the Kirinyaga governor had also reached out to her Jubilee Party and influential individuals in government for support this week. The meeting with the former prime minister was to boost her survival chances.
