How Nyenze recaptured Kitui West parliamentary seat on 'bended knee'

The late Kitui West MP Francis Mwanzia Nyenze

Until his death on Wednesday, Kitui West MP Francis Mwanzia Nyenze had distinguished himself as a sweet-tongued, smooth operator who had warmed his way to the hearts of his constituents through unmatched humility and mastery of the Kamba langauge.

But the legislator popularly known as ‘Shabiki’ by supporters, might have been humbled by a 10-year stint in the cold when his constituents voted him out after serving for only one term between 1997 and 2002.