Embattled Kericho Governor Erick Mutai has formally requested President William Ruto to dissolve Kericho County Government citing irreconcilable differences between the executive and assembly.
Dr Mutai made the announcement at the county headquarters hours after a notice of motion to remove him from office was presented in the County Assembly on Wednesday.
He asserted that he would not succumb to what he called "blackmail" by Assembly Speaker Patrick Mutai. "I am therefore officially pursuing a constitutional petition for the dissolution of the County Government of Kericho under Article 192 of the Constitution of Kenya," he stated.
To rally support for the initiative, the governor revealed that his administration would begin collecting signatures throughout the county to back his call for dissolution and formally petition the President. "Let's go for a fresh election and let the people decide who should lead them.
