Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Wednesday, June 4, hosted Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire at his Karen office in Nairobi, in a meeting that appeared aimed at quelling reports of a rift between the two leaders.
Kindiki shared photos of the meeting on his official X account, which was also attended by Embu County Assembly Majority Leader Peter Muriithi. He said the discussion followed an earlier session with Embu legislators. "Following last evening's meeting with the Senator and MPs from Embu County, this morning I met Governor Cecily Mbarire and the County Assembly Majority Leader Peter Muriithi to discuss the status of national government projects in the area and interventions to protect key agricultural value chains including tea, coffee, macadamia and cathus edulis (Muguuka)," wrote Kindiki. The meeting comes just days after Mbarire publicly accused some senior officials within Kenya Kwanza of meddling in Embu County's affairs. "There are some government leaders holding night meetings in Embu to plan politics without involving me and other elected leaders.
These officers from Nairobi lack respect and pretend to understand our local politics," the county boss said during Madaraka Day celebrations in Mbeere South. She accused unnamed officials of undermining her leadership and issued a warning. "I dare you to return to Embu again.
We will settle this man-to-man.
