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Kenya: Muktar to Challenge Abdi’s Reinstatement as Tag of War on Wajir Seat Persists

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Nairobi — Ahmed Ali Muktar, the former Wajir Deputy Governor who took over the Office of the Governor following the impeachment of Governor Mohamed Abdi, has vowed to challenge the High Court ruling which reinstated Abdi to the top seat on Wednesday.

According to the court ruling deliverer by a 3-judeg bench, Abdi can only access office, 21 days after the verdict, giving room for to Mukhtar to appeal the decision made by the Meru High Court.

Following the ruling, the court ordered Mukhtar to resume his original role as Deputy Governor after Abdi successfully challenged his impeachment.

Speaking on Thursday, the reinstated governor urged the National Treasury, Controller of Budget and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to temporarily halt disbursement of funds to the troubled county pending scrutiny of the handover reports and a preliminary audit of various projects.

Abdi was impeached on May 18 2021 over abuse of office and misappropriation of funds. His position was immediately taken up by Mukhtar who was the Deputy Governor at the time.

He said the freeze should not, however, affect salaries to be paid during the period.

“The objective of this request is to preserve public funds and county resources,” Abdi said as he stressed the need for an audit of the county funds since he left office.

The embattled governor said that he will convene his first cabinet meeting on March 11 to coordinate issues and ensure service delivery to Wajir residents.