Kikuyu MP and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has responded to Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata following claims that he had been exerting political pressure on the governor over recent remarks linked to UDA politics and succession debates.
In a detailed statement issued on Sunday evening, Ichung’wah rejected the allegations, saying his earlier comments were made in public and were meant to question what he described as inconsistencies in Kang’ata’s political conduct, not to intimidate him.
“What is it I am hearing that you claim I have been pressuring you?” Ichung’wah posed, adding that his statement was delivered in public and should not be misinterpreted.
The Majority Leader further referenced earlier political engagements between the two leaders, including meetings held in Lavington during a period of internal negotiations within the ruling coalition.
He argued that discussions from that period were being misrepresented and suggested that real political pressure had occurred in a different context involving succession politics and internal party alignments.
“Remember our Lavington meeting at the time of impeachment? That is what would constitute exerting pressure,” he said.
Ichung’wah also accused Kang’ata of dragging his name into broader political conversations, warning that such actions risked escalating tensions within the coalition.
He claimed the governor had previously sought backing for higher political office and maintained that he had already expressed his position on the matter directly.
“I gave you my piece of mind on your candidature. I still hold the same view,” he said.
In a more direct warning, Ichung’wah urged Kang’ata to avoid involving him in his political struggles, saying internal battles should be handled independently.
He also hinted at knowledge of past private meetings, suggesting that further details could be made public if the matter continued