Kivutha Kibwana will bounce back and easily vanquish Makueni’s discredited MCAs

A deadly storm has claimed Governor Kivutha Kibwana of Makueni. The tsunami pits Prof Kibwana against an ethically-challenged pack of MCAs. Prof Kibwana is himself no saint, and he would be the first to say so. That’s because saints don’t exist on earth. This is clear – he’s been surrounded by moral dwarfs have no other reason to be in office than to get their sticky fingers on the people’s money. But the professor of law hasn’t let it happen. That’s where greed has met integrity. Mark my words — what eventually happens in Makueni won’t stay in Makueni. It will define the relationship between thieving MCAs and good governors elsewhere. Makueni is doing every a county a favour. It’s a proving ground for devolution.

The last time I checked, none of the Makueni MCAs could hold a candle to Prof Kibwana. A veteran of the struggle for democracy, Prof Kibwana is as close as it gets to being a people’s champion. His story in the struggle for change has been peerless. It’s a great pity that Makueni MCAs don’t appreciate that Prof Kibwana is one of the key fathers of Kenya’s Constitution. None of the Makueni MCAs are fit to tie his shoes. I don’t say this to disparage the ravenous lot. Nyet — I say so because it’s the plain truth. Rather than work with Governor Kibwana — a national leader — they have instead impeached him.