Tharaka MP Seeks To Represent His Constituents In Court Over New Administrative Units
Tharaka MP Gitonga Murugara after yesterday's court session
By Dennis Dibondo
Tharaka constituency Member of Parliament Gitonga Murugara has moved to court and made an application before a Meru High Court over creation of new administration units by the National Government.
The MP alongside four MCAs and several other Tharaka-Nithi county residents have applied to be enjoined in challenging the creation of new administrative units in the area.
The case mentioned yesterday with the presiding judge, Justice Heston Mbogo setting the hearing date for on March 7.
The MCAs seeking to be enjoined include Leonard Gitonga (Nkondi), Luke Marengo (Mukothima), Kennedy Kamunyu (Marimanti) and Joseph Kinyua (Chiakariga) as well as politician Paul Mugambi.
In December last year, five Meru residents moved to the High Court seeking to bar the implementation of gazette notices number 1766 of February 14, 2024 and Gazette notice number 15341 of November 22, 2024.
The petitioners want the operationalisation of Kibung’a Sub-Location, Kibung’a headquarters of Tharaka West Sub County, Kithino Location in Chiakariga Sub County, Uragate Division and Uragate Sub-Location in Tharaka North Sub-County, stopped.Other contentious administrative units cited in the petition are Ruungu, Karocho, Turima, Murinda Sublocation, Tumbura, Murinda; Kithioroka, Kathura and Kaongoni stretching along the Tharaka Nithi border with Imenti North, Meru Central and Imenti South sub counties.
Sebastian Kaaria, Jonah Mwenda, Joseph Muriungi, Severino Maitima and Alex Mugambi, through their advocate Francis Mawira, obtained ex parte orders stopping the operationalisation of the administrative units.
During the proceedings, the politicians were warned against making statements about the dispute in political rallies.
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