{"id":39694,"date":"2021-11-19T15:05:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=39694"},"modified":"2021-11-19T14:26:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:26:37","slug":"waiguru-ngirici-in-new-clash-over-ps-kibicho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/waiguru-ngirici-in-new-clash-over-ps-kibicho","title":{"rendered":"Waiguru, Ngirici in New Clash Over PS Kibicho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Interior Principal Secretary, Dr. Karanja Kibicho, is now at the center of the political rift between Kirinyaga Governor, Ann Waiguru, and the county\u2019s Women Representative, Wangui Ngirici.<\/p>\n<p>Ngirici, who is eyeing Kirinyaga County\u2019s gubernatorial position in the 2022 elections, has hit out at Waiguru for joining the push to have PS Kibicho removed from office.<\/p>\n<p>While on Ruto\u2019s campaign trail in Embu on November 18, Waiguru urged President Kenyatta to sack Kibicho over his involvement in political affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The incumbent Waiguru bashed Kibicho over what she termed as abandoning his security duties and engaging in politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to tell the president that Kirinyaga doesn\u2019t lack people to employ, but Kibicho has left work in the office and gone to play politics,\u201d stated Waiguru.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ngirici has come out to defend Kibicho over what she termed as ingratitude from the Governor.<\/p>\n<p>Ngirici stated that Kibicho was the mastermind behind the enormous projects that have been launched in Kirinyaga County, adding that he deserved credit for them.<\/p>\n<p>She highlighted some of the projects launched in the county courtesy of the PS, including Wang\u2019uru stadium and the robust road network in Mwea constituency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is courtesy of PS Eng. Dr. Karanja Kibicho that we have seen Wang\u2019uru stadium and the overall improvement of road network in Mwea constituency,\u201d Ngirici noted.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Ngirici also accuses Waiguru of using her recently found alliance with Ruto as a platform to deface other Kirinyaga leaders, stating that all leaders deserved due respect.<\/p>\n<p>Waiguru decamped to Ruto\u2019s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party from Jubilee last month, setting the stage for a hotly contested party ticket for the county\u2019s gubernatorial race between herself and Ngirici.<\/p>\n<p>The Women Rep has maintained that she is the most influential in both the county and the party, adding that she would not consider shelving her ambitions to support Waiguru.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Interior Principal Secretary, Dr. Karanja Kibicho, is now at the center of the political rift between Kirinyaga Governor, Ann Waiguru, and the county\u2019s Women Representative, Wangui Ngirici. 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