I've Slept Away From My Wife- Kawira Mwangaza's Husband
Baicu has been forced to spend nights away from the governor
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Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza's husband, Murega Baicu has claimed that he has been forced to spend nights away from her, believing that he is not accustomed to the county residence as he is not a government official.
Speaking to the press on Friday, October 28 in the company of his wife, Baicu noted that Mwangaza was allowed access to the official residence in Meru County without him and he has been blocked from being with her every night because he was not elected alongside her to the county administration.
As a result, Baicu has been forced to spend nights away from the governor because a section of Members of the County Assembly (MCA) believe that he should not be let into the residence.
"When the Governor was elected, she was given an official residence similar to the State House the President was given. It is, therefore, said that I'm not a government official who has not been voted in and I'm not supposed to sleep at the residence.
"I don't even have a place to sleep, I've had to spend nights at the house that my wife and I built. I'm not meant to sleep at the official residence because I'm not an official," he said.
While responding to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) raising issues with him attending official county functions and assigning duties to county workers despite not being a public officer, Baicu called upon EACC to help him establish his boundaries.
He added that apart from being barred from physically interacting with his wife as per marriage terms, he has also been banned from getting lifts from his wife’s official car when she goes to attend various functions forcing him to rely on the services of a boda boda.
The Meru First Gentleman also alleged that some MCAs believe that he should not be granted access to Governor Mwangaza's office and that he has been a victim of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) because of the MCAs continuously harassing him.
"I want EACC to help me to establish my boundaries; whether to sleep at the official residence, to be transported with the governor's official vehicle wherever we go and to establish which meetings I'm supposed to attend because it has reached a point whereby I'm going through GBV.
"GBV is not limited to women, even myself as a man, I'm going through it," he added.
Baicu was appointed by Mwangaza on Friday, September 30 while she was naming his Cabinet. He was handed two jobs; the patron of Meru Youth Service and the Ambassador to Meru's hustlers, both without pay in a move that sparked controversy across the country.
"Today we are giving him a job without pay and allowances. He will be a volunteer in the docket of Meru Youth Service," Mwangaza announced at the time.
"I have also given him another powerful role as Meru Hustlers Ambassador. He will be reporting to the governor so when you see him with his cap at Governor's office, just know he will be representing the hustlers."
Ignoring the criticism, Mwangaza appreciated her husband for accepting the roles she was entrusted with as an act of sacrifice and how much of a vital role he played in her campaigns.
EACC Chief Executive, Twalib Mbarak termed the appointments by Mwangaza as a violation of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya and that her declaration of his appointment was inconsistent with constitutional provisions on who is a state or public officer.
