General
Source: The Star
Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has said unmarried people should not be elected into office. He said such people have no family values and cannot lead.
"We must not elect leaders who do not have family values. I ask you women who are more than 35 years old and not married to get married as you are the reason men have problems," Kabogo said.
He was speaking on Saturday while launching a Sh1.85 million water project in Kangoya village.
The governor said while electing a leader, the electorate should look for those who have families and be introduced to them as an "unmarried person who cannot lead a family can not lead a nation".
"We will be asking any woman who wants to be elected to bring her husband and any interested man to bring his wife. I will now be moving around with my wife," Kabogo said.
The governor spoke for the first time after a week of demonstrations across the county over high levies. He referred the sentiments to Thika MP Alice Ng'ang'a accusing her of sponsoring the demonstrations in Thika.
"You cannot poke fingers into my eyes and expect me to keep quiet. I know the county's elected leaders are the ones sponsoring the demonstrations and the person I beat in the election is the financier of the demos yet he has not even built anything to show for in his home area," Kabogo said.
He said politics is derailing devolution and maintained that levies must be paid if locals want development and quality services from his government.
"I will not condone politics to destabilise Kiambu county and I will deal with those who cross my line. The MPs want to divert attention of Kiambu residents so that they are not questioned on what they are doing with CDF," Kabogo said.
He said he does not care even if he will be a one-term governor but will put development first during his term.
"I will ensure Kiambu is developed and those who think I can be removed by signatures are dreaming. It is the county assembly and Senate that remove me," he said.