Residents Collect Signatures To Recall MP For Supporting Gachagua Ouster
MP Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi has rejected a plan to recall him via the ongoing signature collection.
Wamumbi has described the move as a ruse by some particular individuals to prevent him from speaking about challenges impacting coffee producers in the Mt Kenya region.
According to the MP, the drive which began Wednesday was especially targeted at keeping him from attending a meeting set for Thursday in Karatina town.
“The hogwash going on in Karatina is to divert the attention and stop me from attending the coffee meeting,” he said.
He however insisted that he will attend the meeting and “I will name the thieves”.
Mathira MP recall push
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Section of Mathira residents collects signatures to recall Mathira MP
Mathira signatures collection targets 30% of registered voters
Residents say MP Eric Wamumbi supported Gachagua’s impeachment#JKLive @KoinangeJeff pic.twitter.com/17uXE38yEk
At the same time, the congressman used the opportunity to urge the region’s coffee growers to fight any attempts to force them to borrow money in order to purportedly purchase a coffee mill.
He claimed that, while the miller’s licensing is still revoked, it will be reinstated and reopened soon.
“The money is supposed to be borrowed on behalf of farmers but the miller will be owned by thieves,” he claimed.
The signature collection drive aims to increase 30% of the total number of registered voters in the constituency.
This represents 31, 000 of the constituency’s 104, 000 registered voters.
The process is being led by Samuel Ngari, who claims that the MP has failed to advance their interests.
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He has also been accused of voting in favour of a proposal in the National Assembly to remove former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Ngari said he plans to take advantage of the December break, when most inhabitants return to the village, to bolster his support for the cause.
He also expressed hope that the election commission’s constitution would be finalised soon.
“We are aware that there is no IEBC at the moment but we are confident that by next year that case in court will be determined and with the commission that will come, we want Wamumbi to be the first to go home,” he said.
Residents Collect Signatures To Recall MP For Supporting Gachagua Ouster
