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Sh3.5 million robbery claims thrust Tharaka Nithi Deputy Governor into public limelight

Tharaka Nithi Deputy Governor Eliud Mati

The recent robbery incident involving Tharaka Nithi Deputy Governor Eliud Mati seems to have lifted the lid on his quiet but controversial life.

For a man rarely in the news, Mr Mati has been subject of a scrutiny by government agencies following claims that he was robbed of Sh3.5 million by his bodyguard at gunpoint. The revelation has thrust the man who rose from a P1 teacher to a PhD holder into the limelight with more allegations coming forth.

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