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Tension was witnessed in Kahuro, Kiharu Constituency, on Monday after government administrators failed to attend the official opening of a new Assistant County Commissioner (ACC) office officiated by area MP Ndindi Nyoro.
The Kahuro ACC offices were unveiled during a ceremony attended by local residents, but the absence of the administrators expected to work at the facility drew attention and dampened the event.
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Sources said the officials who were initially scheduled to attend reportedly stayed away after receiving directives from senior authorities not to take part in the launch.
According to the sources, the administrators claimed they had received “orders from above” instructing them not to attend the ceremony or officially assume duties at the office.
Despite their absence, Nyoro proceeded with the launch, maintaining that the facility was ready to begin serving residents.
The event briefly turned tense when police officers arrived at the venue and tried to halt the ceremony, sparking protests from residents who had gathered for the occasion.
Nyoro criticised what he termed attempts to sabotage development initiatives in the constituency.
“This office is ready to serve the residents. There were issues here and there. I want to tell those people that although we appear quiet, they should not forget who we are. Those who sent the officers should come face me directly next time instead of sending them,” he said.
Residents confronted the police officers, eventually forcing them to leave the venue before the ceremony proceeded.
The administrators’ absence echoes a similar incident last year in Murang’a County when several chiefs and police officers skipped another project handover organized by Nyoro in the Mjini area of Kiharu.
That project involved the opening of an administration block funded through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund.
Following the latest incident, Nyoro dismissed the boycott as an attempt to derail his work, insisting he would continue pursuing development projects for the people of Kiharu.
In recent months, the legislator has also appeared to distance himself from the agenda of the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance, focusing instead on initiatives aimed at improving education and social welfare in the constituency.
Among the programmes he has introduced is a plan to offer free primary education for learners in Kiharu. Secondary school students are only required to pay Sh500 in fees, while all learners benefit from a free lunch programme supported by the constituency leadership.
