Judy Kibaki: Is she the best MP Nairobi never elected?

It has taken the demise of Mama Lucy Kibaki for her only daughter, Judy, to come back into the public limelight. Unlike her brother Jimmy who once flirted with politics, retired President Kibaki’s most eloquent and probably brainiest child prefers to lurk in the shadows.

The exception was in 2007 when she stepped forward to campaign for her dad. One would go so far as to say, Judy Kibaki was the only refreshing thing in PNU’s disjointed camp during the 2007 election. Those who listened to her televised interviews would not have failed to notice that even without a teleprompter, she sounded more polished than all the presidential contenders combined.