Thirdway Alliance Party leader Ekuru Aukot has called for the immediate impeachment of Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga following his controversial remarks about the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Governor Kahiga made the contentious remarks during a burial ceremony in Nyeri, speaking in Kikuyu, where he implied that Raila’s passing had disrupted certain political plans. His comments have since sparked outrage across the country.
“You guys can see what had been planned, but God brought something up. Now it’s total confusion,” Kahiga was heard saying in a video widely circulated online.
Speaking on a local TV station on Thursday, October 23, 2025, Aukot condemned the governor’s statements as “primitive and backward,” insisting they undermine the dignity of leadership and violate constitutional ethics.
“It is both primitive and backward for Governor Kahiga to make such remarks in 2025. His conduct is unbecoming of a public officer, and he should be impeached under Chapter Six of the Constitution,” Aukot said.
Aukot’s remarks come amid a growing backlash, with several Nyeri MPs and civil society groups also calling for Kahiga’s resignation.
Meanwhile, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has summoned Governor Kahiga to record a statement regarding his comments. In a statement shared on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the Samuel Kobia-led body described Kahiga’s utterances as “reckless, insensitive, and deeply hurtful to a nation still in mourning.”
The NCIC further stated that the remarks dishonoured the memory of Raila Odinga, a national icon, and risked inflaming ethnic tensions.
The Commission has urged Governor Kahiga to issue an unreserved public apology and commended the Council of Governors for distancing itself from his statements.
