Nyandarua county Governor Moses Badilisha /photo courtesy/
A member of the Nyandarua County Assembly has filed a court petition seeking the removal of Governor Moses Ndirangu Badilisha, citing an alleged “violation of the constitution.”
In the petition, MCA Samuel Wainaina claims that Governor Badilisha has repeatedly breached the law and acted “in full contempt of county laws.” He describes the governor as “unethical, deplorable and reprehensible” and argues that he is “incompatible with the high calling and dignified status of the Office of the Governor of Nyandarua County.”
Wainaina states that around September 5, 2024, Ndirangu, through the County Executive Member for Finance, Economic Planning and ICT, authorized the deployment of “Governor’s Service Delivery Unit (GSDU) Officers” to manage seven revenue stations in the county, which he asserts was contrary to legal requirements.
“This can only be ill plans to defraud and misappropriate Revenues at Source, thereby negatively affecting service delivery to the public of Nyandarua County,” part of the petition reads.
The MCA also alleges that the governor violated Section 47A of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act by demanding money from county service providers, subsequently failing to ensure timely payments, which led to a buildup of pending bills.
He further claims that a pyrethrum program introduced in the budget, involving the procurement of seedlings at a high cost, was nothing but a scam .
“The Governor introduced a pyrethrum program in the budget, where seedlings were procured at huge amounts of money, only to end up not growing. The said pyrethrum program was nothing but a scum to syphon public coffers for selfish and personal enrichment by public funds,” he argued.
Additionally, Wainaina asserts that the governor breached the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act by awarding a construction contract to his own company, which he describes as substandard.
“The company did not undertake the works satisfactorily, as the county public works did not certify some works for payment due to failing to meet Kenya building code & standards,” he noted.
