Isaiah Waihenya Ndirangu back in Parliament after 21 years

By Machua Koinange

In 1990, Nyeri Town MP Waruru Kanja ran afoul of the Kanu regime. In an era when Kanu was not only powerful, but the only legally recognised politically party, Waruru had stepped on some powerful forces who engineered his sacking as minister. A few days later, he was expelled from the party ostensibly making the Nyeri Town seat vacant, compelling a by-election.