‘I became a child of this community and I have to serve them

FROM LEFT: Education Cabinet Secretary, Jacob Kaimenyi, Meru Governor Peter Munya, Buuri MP Kinoti Gatobu and Igembe Central MP Kubai Kiringo during the Meru Education Day on July 25, at Kaaga Girls High School.

It is Chinua Achebe who wrote ‘In Things Fall Apart’ that if a child washes his hands, he could eat with kings, a dictum that Kenya’s youngest Member of Parliament brings alive.

At only 27, honourable Kinoti Gatobu speaks and the elders sit-up straight to listen. Recently, Meru County held its education day at the Kaaga Girls High School, an event that had the undertones of power play, bringing together the region’s leaders.