Iria and Waiguru kept guard as MCAs voted for BBI

By The Mountain Journal in Central Kenya

The Constitution amendment process has kicked off with more than 24 county assemblies endorsing the BBI report, as Nyandarua MCAs fought off goons.

 Murang’a County Assembly became the first to endorse the report on Super Tuesday, with Governor Mwangi wa Iria monitoring the process where all the 53 MCAs affirmed it.

 Others that supported the document included  the counties of Meru, Kiambu, Nyeri, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Isiolo.

At Isiolo assembly 13 supported BBI, as four rejected it.

  The Governor said there was the need to support the document as it proposes additional resources to the counties from the national government.

 There was chaos at Nyandarua where some black men sneaked in the assembly and attempted to steal the mace.

 The men who were described as strangers were ordered out of the assembly by the police after a pandemonium. 

There has been difference between Governor Francis Kimemia and impeached speaker Ndegwa Wahome.

 Calm returned and the members passed the bill and joined other assemblies in the vote-rich.

The Nyandarua assembly has been on surveillance after the members impeached their clerk following the emerging disagreements in the county. 

 Photo/The men in black after they were ordered out of the assembly.

 More than three million Kenyans have supported the BBI process according to records from IEBC.

 In Kirinyaga County assembly, Governor Annie Mumbi Waiguru also watched as the members debated.