Miraa rekindles Guv, MP fight

Bura MP Ali Wario is at war with Garissa governor Ali Korane whom he has accused of undermining his Tana counterpart Dadho Godana by issuing directives that are causing disharmony among neighbouring counties. Weekly Citizen has established that Korane had twice issued orders that could not be implemented because he failed to consult beforehand.

Ali Korane

Korane banned transportation and sale of miraa within Garissa county, but on April 6, Uhuru Kenyatta while banning any movement by road, rail or air in and out of Nairobi metropolitan, classified miraa as farm produce, whose movement was not restricted thus overriding Korane’s directive. Korane has also issued another order banning movement of vehicles, boda boda and Tuk tuks in and out of Garissa town that has generated heat among locals.

Ali Wario

The move saw youth from neighbouring Madogo and Mororo markets in Tana county temporarily barricade the Garissa -Nairobi highway forcing the Garissa county administration to back down on the decision. Wario said that had the governor consulted widely, the two directives should not have been issued in the first place. National assembly majority leader and Garissa Township MP, Aden Duale through his twitter handle said, “It’s now clear who is eligible to enforce cessation of movement orders.

Aden Duale

Governors have absolutely no powers. Everybody should now respect the law.” Duale was quoting an earlier tweet by the Inspector General of police directing security officers not to enforce cessation of movement orders from governors. It is only valid when issued by interior CS, noted the tweet.