1. NEPOTISM, illegal appointments, unlawful dismissals and usurping the constitutional and statutory functions of county organs.
She appointed her husband Murega Baichu to the non-existent positions of the Patron Meru Youth Service and Hustlers Ambassador without conducting a transparent and competitive recruitment process.
She reappointed Rufus Miriti as the County Secretary without the approval of the Assembly.
She appointed several unqualified persons to hold county offices without undertaking transparent and competitive recruitment process.
Among them Munene Samaritan as Director of Special Programs, Ernest Mutembei as Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Henry Mzungu as Director Administration,Hillary Sandi as Director Communications.
Through the illegal unprocedural, she usurped and trashed the constitutional functions of the Assembly, the Meru County Public Service Board and the Youth Service Board.
She has on several occasions done roadside appointment of county workers. On 22nd September 2022, the Governor appointed firefighters at a public rally in TImau, amounting to Misguided and unsustainable populism.
On 9th September, she appointed market guards at a public rally in Nkubu. She also Illegally directed Ward and Subcounty admins to employ sweepers and market guards at a public rally in Kianjai.
2. CONTEMPT of court and illegal dismissals of County staff. Declaring and swearing at a Public rally in Mitunguu that they would defy court orders issued in favor of the dismissed County workers.
3. INCITEMENT, Bullying, Vilification and misleading campaigns against other leaders, including the Minority Leader, Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi, Senator kathuri Murungi, all MCAs, MPs and the Catholic Church leadership.
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