Can Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua turn tables on Kalonzo in Ukambani?

Dr Alfred Nganga Mutua, the flamboyant Governor of Machakos County, is a master showman.  He is, frankly, one of the best propagandists Kenya has ever produced. Governor Mutua believes, like most media mavens, that image is everything. His knack for the spotlight has no parallel in Kenya. A media hog, Dr Mutua will go to any length to win public adoration. He creates hype.  As the saying goes, he believes he can sell ice to an Eskimo.

But there’s only one problem – people can see Dr Mutua coming a mile away. His thirst for power and ambition – which I don’t knock him for – is an open secret. That’s why he’s on a collision course with Kamba political supremo Kalonzo Musyoka.