Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has resigned from his position as the Vice Chairperson of the Council of Governors.
Kahiga has been strongly condemned over remarks on Tuesday, where he appeared to celebrate the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
During a funeral in Nyeri, Kahiga claimed that the political arrangement between President William Ruto and Raila Odinga had shifted government development priorities toward the Nyanza region, denying Mt. Kenya a share of government resources.
In a press address on Wednesday, Kahiga apologised for the comments and tendered resignation from the COG position.
"I want to apologize to the family, the larger ODM, my colleagues and those in the larger Nyanza region," adding, "my remarks are personal, and not those of the people of Nyeri and the Council of Governors."
"I am taking responsibility and resigning with immediate effect as the vice chair of the Council of Governors," he added.
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