BY LYDIA KWAMBOKA
The truth behind this motion is that I’m being pushed out so that MCAs bring someone to take over my office.
They want someone who will play ball to some illegal demands.
It’s not the civil society, it’s some disgruntled MCAs who are unhappy because I have always refused to approve some fictitious legal fees.
I have always received threats of being removed from office because I’m not playing ball.
They have decided to make good their threats.
They are not bold enough to bring the petition in their own names because they know their mischief.
I challenged them to avail the petitioner during the hearing in accordance with the Fair Administrative Act 2015, but they declined to do so and instead asked for written submissions/response and I did.
They failed to bring my accuser for me to cross examine him on their allegations.
I was never even supplied with the Petition by the said John Mark Ojiambo.
The Justice and Legal committee has no legal capacity / locus standi to interrogate my employment, yet I was vetted and approved by same assembly.
After my approval, they were rendered functus official.
Therefore, they have no powers to remove me from office.
The County Attorney Act 2020 stipulates that the power to remove the County Attorney rests with the County Governor with the approval of the County Assembly and not the other way round.
What transpired is an illegality and impunity.
It’s unfortunate that persons who are mandated to oversight us/ Executive are the ones breaching the law.
The County Assembly are Legislatures, they pass laws- how do they expect residents to comply with the laws/Acts they pass when some of them can’t comply with existing laws/ follow due process.
Nairobi City County needs urgent redemption from the ongoing impunity by some legislatures.
The impunity and total lack of the rule of law currently being perpetrated by a few is saddening.
It’s become a free for all and a man eat man government.
The Executive is constantly being threatened with removal from office and intimidation if one doesn’t do as demanded.
What happened to Separation of powers?
How can they play their oversight role when they are the ones pushing the Executive to do the unthinkable?
It’s my urgent prayer that both H.E the Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta urgently intervene to save Nairobi City County Government.
What’s currently happening here is regrettable and an attempt to kill devolution.