Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza is a woman under siege. Just the other day, Members of County Assembly (MCAs) refused to be addressed by the governor in the county assembly citing her unilateral decisions and running the county in a haphazard manner.

The controversial governor’s tribulations have been compounded by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Agency who asked her to put it in perspective and explain why she appointed her husband and two sisters as county officials without following the due process.

In a letter dated October 19, the EACC cites the embattled  governor for hiring her sisters as her aides and her husband Murega Baicu as the county youth patron and hustlers’ ambassador.

“It is reported that you have employed two of your sisters to public office, one as your personal assistant and another as security personnel,” EACC says in the letter.

The anti corruption watchdog body also accused the Meru governor for directing county government workers to work with Baite TV which she co-owns with her husband. In addition, county government workers are required to use their social media handles to further her political agenda, something the EACC took issue with.

The governor was also put on the spot for issuing directives to the effect of Meru county Referral Hospital to use revenue at source, something that is not in line with public expenditure policies. She issued the directive in a bid to resolve perennial shortages of drugs in the hospital.

EACC notes that the Public Finance Management Act is clear that all money raised by the county government must be paid into the revenue fund.

“Further, reports indicate that Mr Baicu has been attending official county meetings and issuing directives to county employees yet it is not clear whether he is a public officer,” the EACC says in the letter.

“While the information within our knowledge is that Mr Murega Baicu will be performing his duties without pay, we find this inconsistent with this provision because the office he occupies is a public office within the meaning of this article whether or not he draws a salary,” the EACC states.

The commission noted that the issues raised constitute serious ethical issues and if true would amount to a serious breach of the integrity and ethical requirements governing the conduct of State officers. She is thus expected to respond to the EACC coming clean on the allegations