Revealed, Why Waiguru skipped Uhuru’s meeting on Friday – Weekly Citizen

Governor Anne Waiguru Kirinyaga has come out to set the record straight, after she failed to attend  President Uhuru Kenyatta’s meeting with Mt Kenya leaders at Sagana State lodge on  Friday.

Her absence had made did not go down well with other Mt Kenya leaders who had interpreted it as a sign of defiance towards their leader Uhuru.

However on noticing the mixed reactions, Waiguru said she failed to attend the meeting because she had traveled outside the country. 

The former Devolution Cabinet Secretary said the meeting had been called on short notice, therefore making it difficult for her to attend.

“I was out of the country and it was called on a very short notice I think Wednesday night, and I could not get a flight from where I was,” she said.

The vocal governor said she followed the events at the meeting despite not attending, adding that President Kenyatta has done all he can to transform the lives of Mt Kenya residents.

On matters BBI, Waiguru affirmed her support for the initiative adding that the handshake has changed many things in the political landscape of the nation. 

Waiguru is among women leaders who are of Team Embrace that supports the handshake and BBI