ON YOUR MARKS - GET SET - GO! Who Among KK, Wambora and Lenny Seems Unprepared?

Believe you me, I have been all through several search engines, looking to see how sure and confident  these three gubernatorial aspirants are with their respective political parties of choice.

It is only logical that if a candidate is at home in his party, then his posters, whether in soft or hard copy would be out by now, clearly showing their closeness with their respective parties.

Well, both Kithinji Kiragu of PNU and the incumbent governor Martin Wambora of Jubilee Party have their posters, complete with respective party logos easily available. Surprisingly, for Lenny Kivuti, the only image that remotely depicts his affiliation to Maendeleo Chap Chap party (MCC) is an old photo with MCC in the background, where he is titled as Senator, whom he rightfully is. There is no indication whatsoever that he intends to run for Governor on the party's ticket.

Another thing, in the posters of the first two above we see them in pulled back shirtsleeves, expressing a ready to work stance. On the other hand, Lenny, in his best party-related photo appears all bossy in suit and tie as seen above.

Conclusively, it appears one of the three seems not to be well set, therefore not ready to go. Question is, who is the odd one out?

IS CECILY MBARIRE aka CESS APAA A CORRUPTION ADDICT?

Cecily Mbarire addresses a public gathering during happier times, on her campaign trail

Drug addiction is said to be the worst form of addiction, but after witnessing in different Media how corruption mulled the botched Jubilee Party primaries on 21st April 2017, in Embu County especially, I have a different view. Corruption addiction is real.

During campaigns, she was treated like a queen and made to believe that she was the people's favorite

I guess Cess Apaa, would get a seizure, flu or something if she takes a break from engaging in corrupt activities. She may even feel itchy and start scratching herself in public. You might think I have something personal against this daughter of Ndega but no, in the contrary, I love her - as a woman, not as a leader - its only that I respect her marital status else I would not mind; after taking her to a ‘corruption rehab center’ on behalf of EACC, of course.

She is beautiful alright, but behind that beauty is a political alligator; a cold, calculating, ruthless political vampire who can suck the blood of her opponents like a cold glass of milk on a hot day. Damn! She is a thirsty political vampire.

Moment of shame; Cess is alleged to have been caught with her thongs down, messing with votes

For starters, she is a scion of KANU – political machinery - we know what that means. She has been the Member of Parliament for Runyenjes Constituency since 2007. In those ten years, plus five as a nominated MP, give me A LIST OF ONE THING she has done to improve the lives of her constituents. There is a way MPs lobby government and government agencies to get jobs done in their constituencies, but in Runyenjes, women still fetch water from rivers, or from neighbors whose taps still run. Kamwithi’s taps. (Those born in 70s and early 80s know what I’m talking about)

Five of those years, she was Assistant Minister for Tourism, and with all the tourist attractions in Embu, she didn’t do anything relevant to promotion of domestic tourism. At least not in Embu. 

Again, even with the aggressive rural electrification program, there are villages with no power; apparently, they are too far from transformers, but in real sense, it is because some villagers in such areas had dared pinpoint her weaknesses. That is not funny.  Now she wants to become Embu governor. Now that’s funny.

Dispensaries she has built using CDF, at inflated costs, are yet to smell drugs and staff. Her operations are very predictable: Appear during campaigns, work with a few people, pour money, bribe voters, and then disappear to her Teso home and make profit from the huge campaign investment, it’s very painful.

As if that is not enough, she is a known national looter, every now and then caught up in a web of graft allegations. Every Tom, Dick and Harry knows that. She is the ax that felled the celebrated anti graft Tsar, PLO Lumumba, when he targeted her for investigation on graft allegations. Companies associated with her close family members are adversely mentioned in multi million government tenders malpractices.

She is very cunning though. Every times she’s caught with her thongs down, she calls the press and wearing that innocent baby face, pleads innocence until babies believe she is innocent! That’s exactly what she did in the cancelled party primaries, and after the exercise was rescheduled, whereby she lost to the incumbent governor, Martin Wambora, she’s gone ahead to petition.

The thunder that will strike her is still doing press ups up in the skies - a political thunder that will shake the entire Embu politics.

                           The author is a professional Political Analyst, and a resident of Embu County

WARNING! WAMBORA ADVISED Not To Be Too Sure of Victory in August

Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti  (Left) is said to be buying off Wambora's top brains

LENNY KIVUTI HAS VOWED NOT TO LEAVE ANY ‘LOOSE CHANGE’ UNSPENT…

Whoa! Embu governor, His Excellency Martin Nyaga Wambora may, by right, be allowed to let out a sigh of relief following his triumph in the recent Jubilee Party primaries, whereby he floored Runyenjes MP Hon. Cecily Mbarire, beating her by close to 20,000 votes.

Governor Wambora receives his certificate after win

However, the jubilant leader, who has become a political celebrity after being hyped by the media as the governor with the proverbial nine lives of the cat, needs to spring back to action. Fast! Well, this won’t be too hard for him considering that he is a man of action as depicted by his fond name, ‘Ciiko’, meaning action.

According to political analysts close to the now tried and tested leader, the only thing he will have to do is work smart. Work as hard but work twice as smart. He will have to pay more attention to his teams of strategic thinkers; both formal and informal, for these and not his regular sycophants, have a clear picture of the fiery political darts about to be unleashed by his major opponent, Senator Lenny Kivuti.

Mr. Kivuti is said to be a very rich man, known for his generous contributions at fundraising functions and his crowd-pulling tactic of dishing out cash to obviously needy youth. Now, having learnt that some in Wambora’s elite team are disgruntled, the tycoon has sworn to shower them with money, in a bid to woo them to his side. 

GOVERNOR WAMBORA’S GENIUS; Parallel Tallying Centre Helps Thwart Rigging Plot in JP Primaries

As it has been said of old, ‘…the guilty are always afraid…’ and so Cess is afraid.

The establishment of a call and parallel tallying Centre in Embu County during the ongoing Jubilee Party primaries has in a great way put a stop to what was supposed to have a been one of the biggest political heists of the season.

Talk of hullabaloo, helter-skelter and every other word that could describe the fuss all around Embu politics today! But then the good news about it all is that, as it is written, ‘the just shall live by faith’.

It has come to the attention of Governor Wambora’s strategic team that a lot of machinations are going on in the desperate effort by the incumbent’s main opponent, Hon. Cecily Mbarire who is already lagging far behind as far as votes casted are concerned.

According to data collected by the very elite strategic team working for governor Wambora, the governor has garnered votes in doubles, so that while governor Wambora has 51,213 votes, Cess, as the Runyenjes MP is commonly referred to, has got 24,894 across all the wards of Embu County – as for now, at least, at 1:00pm on 26th April 2017.

However, according to intelligence reaching the office, the opponent’s camp is working with a few major media houses to mislead the people while working to tamper with votes and change what's recorded in the quest to actually rig the election. For instance, Citizen TV stopped relaying results since yester night but it worries the governor not a bit. All viewers are advised not to just believe all news that comes up on our TVs without verifying with Governor Wambora’s hotline.  It’s only a pity that Wambora’s antagonists don’t know what level of intellect they are dealing with here, anyway. All in all, Embu shall be great! Yes, Embu shall be great again like it was during the Mau Mau uprising. This shall happen only through the leadership of Governor Martin Wambora.

Cecily Mbarire casts her vote; she got zero votes in some polling stations despite her overconfidence

In order to save time, which is money, hence make the people of Embu and the country at large more prosperous; let it be remembered that whoever the Lord God has anointed, no weapon formed against him shall prosper. THE BATTLE IS ALREADY WON!

HON. CECILY MBARIRE UNDER FIRE! False Start Helps Uncover Rigging Plot in Jubilee Party Primaries

Cecily Mbarire and Speaker Justin Muturi when she declared that they are 'connected'

Friday 21st April, 2017 was a day that many all over Kenya had eagerly waited for, more so those with political interests; be it aspirants on the Jubilee Party ticket, their respective supporters or same seat contenders on other parties’ tickets.

It however turned into a day that political temperatures hit sky-high, with a wave of adrenalin surge elicited by barely veiled tension, fear and anxiety sweeping across the ruling party’s strongholds. The aura of euphoria that had dominated the eve of the D-Day, till dawn, slowly turned into apprehension, anger and frustration as the election got mercilessly delayed in most counties.

Jubilee​ Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju announces the cancellation on national television

It ended up with the Jubilee Party cancelling the primaries countrywide, when Secretary General Raphael Tuju ordered voting and tallying stopped immediately. This decision was deemed to be the most apt, given the logistical hiccup that led to chaos all across the nation. In some areas, it was hell, fire and brimstone. In effect, the party called off the primaries in eleven counties; voting dates to be announced soon.

Angry voters burn ballot papers in Nakuru after the nominations were postponed

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Intel had revealed that some dishonest persons had been hired by unscrupulous politicians to get hold of the JP ballot papers beforehand, whereby they corrupted the whole system, with some polling stations receiving fewer papers and others getting none at all. 

In Embu County, like in several other places, one of the two contenders in the gubernatorial race, Runyenjes MP Hon. Cecily Mbarire is said to have declared to her inner circle that she had already won even before voting began, as she considers herself to be one of Uhuru’s cronies. Little did she know that her camp had long been infiltrated by the incumbent governor’s intelligence network and some extremely vigilant agents had been deployed to be on the watch, and who in turn reported on what they had learnt concerning Hon. Mbarire’s plot to rig the election. Her false claims were not taken kindly by President Kenyatta, who later summoned the party’s officials, probably to decide on how to deal with such characters who tarnish the good name of the president for their own selfish gain.

PROPAGANDA ABOUT JUBILEE PARTY Nominations Goes a Notch Higher

The new strategy of branding vehicles adopted by Wambora's team

EMBU

Ahead of Jubilee Party primaries set to take place on Friday 21st April, 2017 for Embu County, lots of hearsay, rumors and gossip is doing rounds in the political grapevine. A certain air of euphoria is gradually intensifying, as evidenced by increased activity on various social media platforms, posters of aspirants all over the place and branded campaign vehicles crisscrossing the county with public address systems blaring. The electorate, that is the common ‘mwananchi’ or ‘Wanjiku’ is on the receiving end again, a trend that will most likely continue till the general election in August.

Some of the propaganda
going round on social
media platforms

The main contenders for the gubernatorial seat on the ruling Party’s ticket are the incumbent Governor Martin Wambora and MP for Runyenjes Constituency, Hon. Cecily Mbarire. Both of them are seasoned politicians who hail from Runyenjes and have represented the Constituency in parliament. Considering that these two ‘horses’ command almost equal following, going by last elections statistics, a lot has happened in the last four and a half years – a lot that voters shall put into consideration while casting the ballot. 

After the nominations, one of the two above (second from left & second from right) will face the other two in August

All in all, a few factors will substancially contribute in determining who between the two emerges the winner. These include financial constraint, track record, and innovativeness in strategies, structures and systems then last but not least, propaganda.

Talking of propaganda, topmost is that after they publicly embarrassed themselves in Karurumo several months ago, Senator Kivuti and Hon. Mbarire are said to be back ‘in bed’ together, politically. The former is rumoured to have ‘wooed’ the latter back, using money to convince her that their fallout on that fateful day, in public too, will not matter to the voter. 

Sources close to the MP have revealed that the easily provoked leader has received a huge sum of money from the Senator, which she is dishing out in a bid to lure the people into overlooking her underperformance for the past fifteen years in parliament; five as an Assistant Minister of Tourism.

Creativity is at peak, for or against various aspirants

Senator Kivuti is rumored to​ have reasoned that if Hon. Mbarire, fondly referred to as Cess wins the Jubilee nominations, it will be easier beating her in the general election than contending with the incumbent governor, who has gained favor and admiration from the people after surviving two impeachment attempts and going ahead to perform wonderfully well in the areas of education, health and infrastructure. 

A screenshot from Governor Wambora's official Facebook page, showing some of the work done by the County government in the health sector.

 

ROMANCE, POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP; Embu County First Lady and Mama Margaret Kenyatta Have This in Common...

President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulates First Lady Margaret upon completing her 'Beyond Zero' marathon, last year.

...they truly love their husbands.

With the general election merely three months away, the electorate in Embu seems to be inclined towards the incumbent, Martin Nyaga Wambora's side. This is attributable to his performance amid unrelenting opposition from some members of the County Assembly in political sabotage said to have been orchestrated by his main political challengers; outspoken Runyenjes MP, Cecily Mutitu Mbarire and outgoing Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti.

Governor Wambora is a man whose leadership style can only be compared to none other than that of former President Mwai Kibaki, as mentioned in another publication on this blog. A man of few words but many actions, Wambora blends perfectly well with the saying, ‘Actions speak louder than words’. He has in consequence come to be popularly referred  a to as 'Ciiko' (Actions) Nevertheless, in all the myriad projects all through the County, you cannot overlook the input of the humble politician's wife, Her Excellency Theresia Wambora, whose unwavering support to her husband cannot be underestimated.

Embu Governor H.E Martin Wambora with Her Excellency the County First Lady, Theresia Wambora on a past event 

Mama Theresia is undoubtfully a woman of leadership as has been witnessed during her husbands tenure as the boss of the rich county that is commonly referred to as the land of opportunities. During Wambora's failed impeachment plot, Theresia, remained steadfast by her man's side, especially so in the corridors of justice as the charismatic leader was swayed by his adversaries left, right and centre until the court cleared him of any wrong doing, to their dismay. 

The soft-spoken but parsuasive lady has been in the frontline participating in development activities in almost every corner of the county. One of her greatest achievements is the Beyond Zero campaign which was initiated by another woman of good deeds, Her Excellency the first lady of the republic of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta.

Mrs Wambora (standing) addresses Her Excellency the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta (right) when the latter donated a 'Beyond Zero' ambulance to Embu County. Governor Wambora (centre, in matching suit) among other leaders, looks on.

Just like President Kenyatta's wife , Theresia has managed to remain conscious of her role as a first lady; being by the governor, who himself seems most likely to maintain his seat as the CEO of Embu County, if for anything, his development record. 

KIBAKI STYLE POLITICS That Has Enabled Wambora Thrive Over Political Foes.

Former president Kibaki reacts to his detractors

Embu County governor, Martin Nyaga Wambora is still the man to beat in the gubernatorial race in the rich Eastern Kenya County, despite starting his term in low gear especially because of the failed impeachment plot by Members of the County Assembly.  The man has managed to maintain his cool and embarked on developing the county, which is said to be among the richest in Kenya.  

Governor Wambora at work in his office

Governor Wambora a.k.a Ciiko, the Kiembu word for actions, has successfully avoided engaging himself in cheap politics, a scheme his opposers have been using to detract him from his developmental agenda. The former Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) chairman is as good as Kenya’s third President Mwai Kibaki, whose administration performed exemplarily despite endless complains from President Kenyatta’s main challenger, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who then shared Kibaki’s coalition (nusu mkate) government following the disputed outcome of the 2007 general elections. 

A section of Thika super highway - a Kibaki legacy

Kibaki, a former Makerere University Economics lecturer is a perfect comparison of the Embu leader in view of the way he was able to maintain relative silence at a time when Raila and his herd sought to engage him in cheap political bickering. Wambora, who also studied at the famous Uganda University, has chosen to concentrate on improving the living standards of the Embu people rather than meaningless politicking that his challengers have constantly attempted to engage him in.

Wambora with the people while commissioning one of his projects in Kiritiri market, Embu County.

This action man, Wambora, has surely been up to the task. Embu is on a growth path and going by the number of projects that the rather humble politician has initiated, it is only apt for the Embu people to give him a second term come August, in order for him to finish the good work that he is doing in the county.

PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA And Embu Governor Martin Wambora Suffered Similar Trepidations.

President Kenyatta during troubled times

TWO TRIED AND TESTED LEADERS

As it is written, '... sorrow may endure for the night, but joy shall come in the morning...', and echoed by 'Wahenga' who said in Swahili, 'Baada ya dhiki, faraja' (after tribulation, jubilation), so did it happen for both the President of the republic of Kenya and Embu County Governor.

Governor Wambora during the trials. Photo/ARCHIVES

These two esteemed leaders may as well be said to have been to hell and back, for their respective levels of government. 

The former, before becoming Head of State, was falsely accused of heinous crimes and wrongfully paraded at the International Criminal Court. He however emerged victorious and is today honored world over. The latter also passed through the same kind of testing, though at a smaller scale, when some misguided MCAs attempted to have him impeached for resisting corruption in the County Government, but emerged victorious when he was reinstated by the Court of Law as Embu County Governor.

The two warriors, like every other wise leader, have let bygones be bygones, forgiven their accusers and gone ahead to perform examplarily well for the people of Kenya.

Governor Wambora (Left) and First Lady Margret Kenyatta among other leaders during a past function

... LET THERE BE LIGHT, And There Was Light!

A solar-powered floodlight in Embu 

In reference to the Holy Scriptures, in Genesis 1: 4;

 ... And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

If you are reading this, then you are probably enlightened, and so able to decipher a logical argument; one that comprises of major and minor inferences leading to a reasonable conclusion, as illustrated below:

Inference 1: God saw that the light was good,

Inference 2: Any God-chosen leader will have similar opinion,

Inference 3: Embu Governor Martin Wambora knows that light is good, as evidenced by his floodlights program that has seen almost every market place magnificently lighted,

Conclusion: Wambora is a God-chosen leader.

To make things even better, Wambora's floodlights are solar-powered, tapping directly from God's sun. Talk about bringing the glory of the Almighty closer to His people. Those who have have had a chance to visit or pass through or be at Embu town or any other market place at night bear witness to the magnificence resulting from the lighting.

Embu town at night is as bright as during the day.

Those who really grasp the significance of the floodlights as far as business and security is concerned, will agree that this project is likely to tip the balance in favour of Governor Wambora. As we speak, below is the political situation in Embu, as reported by 'The Star' dated 1st April, 2017:

'The Jubilee Party and any other political outfit supporting the reelection of President Uhuru Kenyatta, ethnicity, financial muscle and the number of registered voters will determine the next Embu governor.

Governor Wambora at his office

In 2013, the county had 227,286 registered voters and by the end of the last mass voter registration ahead of August polls over 61,587 more were listed.

Political analysts say the candidate who will clinch the Jubilee Party nomination will have the highest chance of winning the seat because he or she will associate with President Kenyatta, and the dominant party in the region.

However, as happened in the last general election, money to run a well-oiled campaign will determine the Jubilee candidate and the overall winner in August 8.

Aspirant Cecily Mbarire in a recent saga at Kathanjure in Runyenjes Constituency

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Analysts say although President Kenyatta's TNA was the party of choice in the region in the last general election, many of its candidates lost in various seats to those of Kiraitu Murungi's APK, because they had the financial muscle to reach, influence and mobilise voters.

Governor Wambora has installed floodlights in 66 town centres and solar lighting in Embu town, with CCTV to monitor and enhance highway security.

WAMBORA'S ECDE: EDUCATING THE CHILDREN, ENLIGHTENING THE YOUTH, CEREBRATING WITH TEACHERS AND PLEASING PARENTS.

Governor Wambora addresses the public during a past event.

Good tidings reaching us from Nakuru, Kenya, is that Embu Governor Martin Wambora, on 1st March, 2017, gave close to 300 Million Kenya Shillings in support of education in the County, in form of bursaries for bright but needy learners.

Governor Wambora addresses High School Principals in Nakuru.

While addressing Embu County High School Principals in Nakuru, the much politically embattled leader assured them of his continued support to the Education Sector. He has diligently supported education right from tertiary level, down to nursery school (ECDE).

The excerpt below, from a past publication, will tell you how much the County Government, under governor Wambora's leadership has invested in our children through the Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) program. 

'Parents with children who are to attend pre-primary school for early childhood education in Embu County now have every reason to smile.

This follows the launch of campaigns to improve facilities by the County government, partly linked to improved enrollment presently being recorded across public nursery schools.

A report released by the Embu County government quotes the incumbent governor, Martin Nyagah Wambora expressing his government’s determination to improve standards of early childhood education through elevated facilities as well as hiring of qualified and efficient personnel. This comes as a welcome relief since it is the desire of every parent to ensure that their child gets quality education to set them off to a bright future.

In August 2013,Embu Government promoted all its early childhood development centre education teachers to permanent and pensionable status, in a bid to motivate them.

The report indicates that at least KSh 51 million has been allocated for the improvement of infrastructure such as building and refurbishing of classrooms as well as securing teaching aids.

About KSh 45 million will be spent in construction of 30 new classrooms in various early childhood centres with the first 10 classrooms consuming KSh 7 million while the next 20 such units will cost KSh 30 million.

Further, some KSh 8 million is being invested in refurbishment of various facilities in about 20 centres where years of negligence has seen units nearly collapse.

According to the report, KSh6 million will be spent to buy various teaching aids and learning materials for the teachers and children.

The bid to improve early childhood education centres comes in the background of the national government handing over management of nursery schools to county governments.

Embu County government has used professionals and backed what it will be doing with research.

The report further indicates that a survey of all the early childhood units  was undertaken by the Education Department of the Embu County Government in 2013 to establish their status and identify the needs of the institutions. It was then noted that infrastructure and staff remained a major setback.

In the wake of the findings of the baseline survey and recommendations by experts, immediate campaigns to recruit qualified teachers were successfully launched and completed during which 486 teachers started teaching towards the end of 2013.

To ensure stability in the management of the staff, the county government signed a three years package with the teachers with monthly salaries starting at KSh12,000.

“The employment of teachers has had a positive impact on the education sector because that has seen enrollment increase by 15 per cent from 14,391 to 16,621 children towards the end of last year,” says Wambora.

He explains: “The county government successfully funded the purchase of ECDE curriculum support materials with a total of 8,100 being issued to all centres during which time each unit received at least 22 copies of the materials.”

According to Wambora, a strict system of monitoring the performance of the recruited teachers has been formulated as means of ensuring that there is firm and continuous adherence to the guidelines in the provision of quality of education to the young children.

“Young learners will always need to be treated with care and professionalism as the foundation to the future of education and development in the county,” observes governor Wambora.

He notes that teaching teams will in future be frequently involved in refresher courses to ensure they learn new tricks of impacting knowledge on children whose brains are delicate and need great care when being taught.

Immediately the new teachers were hired, the County Government took them to a residential Capacity Building Workshop at the Kigari Teachers’ College where experts shared ideas on how to harmonize teaching in all the nursery schools.

The Embu County Government has borrowed positive attributes from the Ministry of Education and stakeholders from the private sector to make the wholesome education of children in nursery schools in the County a success. They are doing this by incorporating extra-curricular activities such as music festivals and sports which the County Government sponsors.

According to Governor Wambora, last year, the Embu County government sponsored all nursery schools which participated in music festivals to make presentations right to the national level with major successes being recorded.' 

Governor Wambora and first lady Theresiah Wambora,
(Centre, in blue suit) in a group photo with the Head Teachers. 

Governor Martin Wambora, branded 'Ciiko' (Actions) for his performance record in terms of development projects implemented in Embu County under his leadership, issued a total of Ksh. 275.9 Million as bursaries to needy but bright students learning in the represented schools.

The event was held under the banner of Kenya Secondary Schools Association.

'YOU CAN'T CON A HONEST MAN!' Lenny Kivuti Supposedly Remarked Concerning Wambora

Unperturbed, Governor Wambora carries on with his development
Agenda

As the race to the the next general election heats up, revelations are coming to light concerning some of the reasons why Embu Senator, Lenny Kivuti ditched the Jubilee Party for Maendeleo ChapChap.

According to reliable sources close to the disgruntled politician, Mr Kivuti had had a blueprint drafted, a 'top secret' classified document detailing how he, in collaboration with a co-aspirant, would rig the JP nominations in April this year.

Before he Party-hopped, the poorly endowed leader, as far as oratory skills are concerned, is alleged to have orchestrated some political machinations aimed at having 'his people' hold powerful positions within the Jubilee Party interim Secretariat. '...His efforts had almost borne fruits were it not for the foresight of one Margret Lorna Kariuki..." Our informer at one point remarked.

The lady, who is going for Runyenjes parliamentary seat thwarted the ploy, and the outcome was an all inclusive Committee, which however tends to favour Ms. Cecily Mbarire, the other major contestant for the gubernatorial seat. This latter development has been attributed to the genius of one Raymond Kinyua, who is set to battle out for Runyenjes parliamentary seat with Maggie (above) and Eric Muchangi (Karemba)

The latter has however alienated himself and lost much of his popularity by aligning himself to Mr Kivuti, a.k.a Riceman.

The embittered Senator, before defecting to Dr. Alfred Mutua's Maendeleo Chapchap, is said to have lamented over his own dubious plan to unseat Governor Wambora, whereby he remarked, "You cannot con an honest man". 

Governor Wambora's honesty has been substantiated by the fact that despite all the political games being played all around him in a bid to snatch power from him, he doggedly pushes forward with his agenda of making Embu County a better place for everyone. The incumbent's various development projects allover the County speak out for him.

Governor Wambora on a recent tour of Embu County, whereby he was applauded wherever he went

THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, DOWN TO EARTH RAYMOND KINYUA (Rayie) SHARES HIS LOVE FOR RUNYENJES PEOPLE

'God is love'. On this great day of love, asked what he has to say about the subject, Runyenjes parliamentary aspirant Raymond Kinyua would quote 1st Corinthians 13:1-8, which brings him out as a godly man. 
He may not have a turban on his head, yes, but the words of his mouth clearly depict a Godfearing leader; 

1    Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2    And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

3    And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

4    Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.

5    Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6    Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7    Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8    Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away...

In reference to the scripture above, Rayie goes ahead to show his love for Runyenjes by letting them know the good plans and vision he has for them. 

Here below is just a glimpse of his manifesto, as published on an earlier post on this blogspot:

http://siasazaembu.blogspot.co.ke/2016/11/aspiring-mp-for-runyenjes-raymond.html?m=1

This will be clearly elaborated on a future issue. In the meantime, meditate on love.

VOTERS EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN RAYMOND RAYIE’S COMPETENCE

Parliamentary aspirant for Runyenjes Constituency, Raymond Kinyua (Rayie) with President Uhuru Kenyatta

Below are some of the sentiments expressed by the electrorate across the political devide, specifically Runyenjes Constituency:

“…The week that was, the common denominator was #TukoSureNaRayie. The sons and daughters of Mwenenyaga, you are missing a lot..."

"...Indeed, all Runyenjes constituents regardless of their academic scopes, social stripes, tribal jingoism, color, shape, ethnic background have endorsed Hon Raymond Kinyua Rayie..the man of the people. Let it be known to all cowards and party hoppers, Rayie is not only in Jubilee but he is Jubilee. He talks Jubilee, he dreams Jubilee and if a time comes and he has to sing, then he will sing a Jubilee song…” 

#TukoPamoja

#TukoSureNaRayie

BLESSING IN DISGUISE; Miscommunication Within Jubilee Party Brings Embu Leaders Together.

From left, seated; Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti, former minister Njeru Ndwiga and incumbent Governor Martin Wambora, among other leaders in a press conference at Izaak Walton hotel in Embu. 

In what may be referred to as a twist in the tale of Embu politics (Siasa za Embu), miscommunication within Jubilee Party is evidently working for the good of the County, as it seems to bring leaders together. According to the Nation, the incumbent Governor of Embu County, Martin Wambora joined hands with Senator Lenny Kivuti who is eyeing the Governor's seat and former minister for co-operative development Njeru Ndwiga, who is in turn targeting the Senatorial position, to condemn the County Assembly Speaker Kariuki Mate, whose theatrics threaten to jeopardize the ruling Party's popularity in the County. Mr. Mate is a self proclaimed supporter of Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire for the gubernatorial seat.

In a rare show of unity, nevertheless, the politicians addressed a joint press briefing at Izaak Walton Inn on Wednesday, 1st February 2017, where they tore into Speaker Kariuki Mate after reports emerged that he had been appointed to a top party position. Mr Kivuti claimed that a meeting held on January 14, and attended by Mr Mate had agreed on how Jubilee tickets would be shared. However, the information has been found out to be mere propaganda aimed at destabilizing Jubilee members ahead of the forthcoming Party nominations in April. The misinformation, alleged to have originated from Mr Kivuti was meant to cause a split in Embu Jubilee Party leadership. The three senior politicians ganged against the County Assembly Speaker, poking holes into his integrity to lead the party’s activities.

The Speaker, however, has denied being appointed as the Director of Operations explaining that he had only volunteered to mobilize residents to register as voters in the ongoing mass listing exercise.

They said there is a likelihood of favoritism since Mr Mate had publicly announced his support for Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire who is seeking to unseat Mr Wambora.

Political analysts have it that the whole saga was instigated by Mr. Kivuti, who having realized that he has been marked as the common enemy, wished to turn tables and portray Ms. Cecily Mbarire as the antagonist, a move that has instead brought the leaders together for the betterment of Embu County politics.