Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja is facing intensifying political and legal pressure following a formal demand letter accusing her of making false and defamatory statements against Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika during a public church address in December 2025.
According to the letter issued by the governor’s lawyers, the remarks allegedly linked Governor Kihika and her family to the misuse of Nakuru County funds and raised national security concerns related to a privately owned hotel project near State House in Nakuru.
The governor’s legal team has strongly denied the claims, describing them as malicious, unfounded, and damaging, and warned that legal action may follow if the statements are not retracted. 
The dispute has placed Senator Karanja under public scrutiny, with growing calls for clarification or evidence to support the allegations.