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Mandago: Rungu governor with a loose tongue

Mandago has come a long way since he beat Deputy President William Ruto’s preferred candidate [Gamzzo| Standard]

Uasin Gishu’s ‘rungu’ wielding Governor Jackson Kiplagat Mandago is a blend of many spirits.

Like John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the US, he is astute, erratic and intelligent. Yet he is as condescending and disdainful as he is loyal and ambitious.

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