IS IT TRUE THAT KIVUTI IS A DISEASE?

A baby suffering from 'Kivuti' (Flu) getting attended to. PHOTO: Courtesy 

It was just the other day at the office. Everyone was completely engrossed in doing what they do best. Suddenly the chairman came in, with his five-year-old son. 

Given the circumstances surrounding the work we were doing, it was a bit hard for him to break the ice until his little boy came to his rescue.

“Dad, is it true that Kivuti is a disease?” 

The boy innocently asked, looking up at his father.

Everyone burst out laughing, to the consternation of the already anxious young man. The laughter was so loud that it drowned out the voice of the chairman, as he tried to keep a straight face while he answered his son in the affirmative.

“Yes, Kivuti is the Kiembu word Flu or influenza.” 

After the laughter had substantially subsided, one very gifted orator, also a medical doctor among us went into a rhetoric of explaining to the then extremely mystified boy, all about Flu - that it is an acute, febrile and highly contagious viral disease, symptomized by a running nose, headache, fever and general discomfort.

A man suffering from the flu (common cold)

Noting that the young man seemed not satisfied with the answer he had received, another member of the team; a politician to the core, continued to further explain to the obviously highly intelligent boy that Kivuti is also the name of the former Embu senator, who now wants to become Governor.

Former Embu Senator, Lenny Kivuti with the incumbent governor Martin Wambora

“But how can a disease become governor?”

Wondered the boy before running out of the office to play around his father’s car. 

Each one of us was left to silently contemplate the youngster's remarks. 

CONCLUSION: If the meaning of people's names is anything to go by, then the people of Embu have no reason to vote for Kivuti the 'Flu' while the name Wambora means 'of goodness'.

WAMBORA MAKES A VOW To Beat Dr. Alfred Mutua of Machakos in Terms of Development, By 2022.

Governor Wambora sits back in his office, and works. PHOTO: Courtesy

While some misinformed individuals may falliciously claim that Governor Wambora of Embu County sits back in the office while his main opponent traverses​ the county dishing out money to all and sundry, the soft-spoken but highly intelligent leader is working tirelessly to take Embu to the next level. 

Governor Wambora inspects
one of the development projects
in the county

Wambora has been branded 'Ciiko' (Actions) due to his impressive development track record, all in one and a half years. Others have referred to him as the man with the proverbial nine lives of the cat after being the the first governor in Kenya to be put through the impeachment process and emerge victorious, then flooring his very strong opponent in Jubilee Party primaries... The man certainly knows what he is doing.

THEY BOTH KNOW WHERE TO CONCENTRATE THEIR EFFORTS...

Just like president Uhuru Kenyatta spends more time in Western-Nyanza and the coast, Wambora is more concerned with Mbeere South and the lower Embu region in general. Any seasoned politician will tell you that the areas to lay emphasis on are the swing vote regions and places where one is not as popular as others.

Thousands of people listen to governor Wambora in Mbeere South 

In that respect, governor Wambora, while addressing voters in Mwea and Makima (lower Embu) recently committed himself to first of all deal with the land issue, and give title deeds to residents of these areas where the land issue is still thorny, courtesy of the out going Senator and his allies. He said that once re-elected, he will sort out the land problem 'mara moja' (once and for all)

He promised the attendees, who were so jubilant to meet him, that he won't be waiting for Vision 2030 but will deliver on all his pledges by 2022. Apart from issuing of the title deeds, Wambora vowed to establish Embu Microfinance, Embu Women Trust Fund and a first class holiday resort in Mwea Ward, with the purpose of not only attracting tourists but also creating employment for the youth, who are the majority. He spoke thus while addressing hundreds of 'political pillars' at Masinga Dam Resort in Mbeere South.

The kind of holiday resort promised by governor Wambora to people of Mbeere

He added that the good things he plans to do for his people will see Machakos County become second to Embu in terms of development.