When Nominated MCA Zipporah Wangechi Njithi asked her colleagues to contribute money to enable her travel to India for thyroid cancer treatment, she was elated when they raised over Sh500,000 of the Sh3 million she required.
But that contribution has become the source of her anguish.
This is after 13 Nyeri MCAs on Monday wrote a letter to her demanding a refund of the money they contributed to enable her travel to India for treatment.
They claim she never went to India but instead went on holiday to Mombasa.
She, however, denies this and even produces documents to show that she really went to India.
The petition by her colleagues was also sent to the clerk of the county assembly.
'WENT TO MOMBASA'
In the letter to the assembly, the MCAs are claiming that Ms Njithi did not travel to India but was instead holed up in a hotel in Mombasa.
According to Rugi Ward MCA Njoroge Githaiga, one of those who signed the letter demanding a refund, Ms Njithi used the proceeds from the harambee to buy two cars and go on holiday.
“The breakdown was very clear. She was to use Sh1 million for three months’ stay, another for treatment and the other for other expenses. We later realised she was in Mombasa,” said Mr Githaiga.
Mr Githaiga said they have given her up to Monday next week to refund the money.
“How can you go to India for only two days? This is criminal. We want this investigated as fraud.
“We are also giving her another letter on Tuesday so she can explain how she spent the cash,” said the MCA.
When the Nation visited the MCA at Skuta in Nyeri, she broke down in tears when reporters broached the question.