IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, This is What Troubles Embu County

Embu governor Martin Wambora addresses the press when he officially received the three Cuban Doctors who have been deployed to assist in the provision of affordable universal healthcare; one of the government's big 4 agenda. While many counties received two doctors, Embu County received three specialists due to the remarkable strides it has made in matters health. PHOTO|COURTESY

Residents of Embu County have a reason to thank goodness that on 8/8/2017 they elected as their governor, a man who tends to thrive even in the midst of crisis. Like other great leaders - once described on this blog as Social Optimists - governor Martin Wambora is a man who has seldom had peace since he became the CEO of this 'Land of Opportunities' in 2013. Social optimists, as earlier mentioned are those people in the happy position of expecting to be accepted. You will find that, generally speaking, they are.

A Social Pessimist is the direct opposite of a Social Optimist. Social pessimists face the dark side of what sociologist Robert K. Merton calls a ‘reign of error’. They expect to be rejected. Their expectation of rejection leads to the projection of colder, more defensive behaviour towards others, and this leads to actual rejection. They are the kind of people who will dish out very large amounts of money, not out of clean hearted generosity, but as a bait to woo people to like them. They will also do anything, including selling their own souls, to make lots of money sorely for this purpose. It is in this spirit that such persons sometimes attempt to pay off all and sundry, hoping to manipulate them.

The looks of the people around this man tell that they
 don't like him as such

All of governor Wambora's troubles emanate from the machinations of his political nemesis, the main opposition leader in Embu, who unfortunately fits the description of a Social Pessimist. In spite of all the antagonism, Embu County under Wambora's leadership has achieved quite some. Some  time back, his government did sign deals worth Ksh 300 billion in its second investment conference. According to the Daily Nation dated 16 April 2018, the deals inked between Embu County and various investors target investments in green energy, value addition industries, financial services, mining and manufacturing. Note that Manufacturing is one of the national government's Big 4 agenda. The investments will not only bring economic growth to Embu, but also create employment for the youth. Sadly, through the efforts of the social pessimist revealed above, Embu has seen a lot of political disturbance since 2014. What with the attempts to impeach Governor Wambora and his administration? The uncertainty caused by the failed exercise cost the county 700 billion shillings, because would-be investors went back on their pledges in fear of political instability. Just imagine where the county and the country at large would be were it not for this one man's selfishness.

As if that was not bad enough, after losing to Wambora in the August 2017 election, 'Mr. Moneybags' rushed to file a petition at the high court, where he is alleged to have scratched some backs so as to secure a skewed ruling. For the sake of Embu people's welfare, however, the incumbent governor challenged the ruling at the Court of Appeal, whereby judgement is expected in August 2018. The prayer of every person of good will is that the final ruling will bring an end to all the hullabaloo so that investors don't run away a second time. In the sequel to this article, we will bring you the list of achievements under Wambora's governorship albeit all the detraction. It may surprise you to know that it is the social pessimist who is under investigation by Interpol in conjunction with the EACC, and not governor Wambora as erroneously reported by some gutter press.

The writer holds a Degree in Bachelor of Business Administration with I.T., Finance option - A budding Financial Consultant