MATTRESSES, IRON SHEETS, FOODSTUFF AND MEDICAL CARE AVAILED TO LANDSLIDE VICTIMS

Some of the goodies donated by Governor Wambora to the landslide victims

Even as the rains continue wreaking havoc all over the country, the victims of a recent landslide in Embu County found consolation in the man they elected as governor. Residents of Mutuangima and Mutuaitaru villages of Kyeni North ward in Runyenjes Constituency have a reason not to weep following a visit by Embu County governor, H.E. Martin Wambora. In an unannounced visit to the affected families, the God-fearing leader followed the teachings of Christ that when we do charitable works we should not let the left hand know what the right hand is doing. However, as it is hard to light a lamp and fail to see the light, governor Wambora’s good deeds to the victims have received criticism from enemies of development, as usual.

Governor Wambora (centre, in blue suit) is received by jubilant
though suffering villagers

The eighteen (18) families were temporarily housed at Iriari primary school with the governor making a personal donation of sufficient foodstuff, blankets and twenty iron sheets per family, to enable them reconstruct their houses. He also arranged to have a medical camp established at the site to take care of the children and the elderly. Knowing well that it is better to teach a hungry person how to fish than to give them fish, governor Wambora resolved to get into talks with the management of Nyayo Tea Zone with the aim of having it allocate a piece of land to resettle the affected families. The organization owns expansive tracts of land around Mt. Kenya forest.