When former police officer Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai stepped on parliament grounds for the first time in 1998, he had been assigned to guard newly appointed cabinet minister Francis Nyenze.
Mr Nyenze had just won the Kitui West parliamentary seat and the then young Administration police constable was picked as one of his security aides.
Like hundreds of police officers attached to members of parliament as bodyguards, Mr Mbai’s daily routine included escorting Mr Nyenze from his residence to parliament and to his various engagements as a cabinet minister.
The job involves accompanying one’s subject wherever he goes including public meetings, and spending long hours idling in cars as the leaders engage in debating chamber or close door meetings, sometimes late into the night.
However, beyond the call of duty and unknown to many, Mr Mbai who was yesterday declared the MP elect for Kitui East constituency had a burning desire to emulate his boss by joining the hallowed corridors of the National Assembly as elected member.
The allure of power and privilege that comes with being an elected MP must have fuelled the ambition of the man who grew up herding goats in remote and windswept Zombe area in Kitui County to join elective politics.
Bendzimba, outgoing kisauni MP used to be on the security detail of Najib Balala
akisema atakubaliki hakuna atakaezuia.
nasijasema ukifika hapounalalia maskio, you dont know how many asses this guys licked to get there
hebu niachie hapo.
one day heka itacome
Lazma matiangi has given them some serious instructions and threats. The media has been reduced to gutter press, they are busy discussing “if and if nots” about the Kenya elections from 5 in the morning to 12 at night.
Even important issues such as the security situation in the country isn`t being covered by the Kenyan media.
Yes, it’s the same ideas and views expressed repeatedly in the most painful of ways and only shifting to the Kiswahili versions of the very same opinions for three days and counting.
But it’s understable. If you go about parading gory images during prime time news, obviously you’ll tickle adrenaline levels of people from certain quarters. They have to stay cautious, ama?
The total blackout isnt good some people might be caught flat footed if something occurs. They should inform the public about the events of the day and areas they should avoid without showing any gory images and taking sides. There were riots today in Garissa where a market was burned and IEBC officials were attacked in Tana river, most raia dont know. They may travel to such areas and end up being hurt.