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After 'cowardly' attack, Governor Wamatangi retreats for 40 days of prayer and fasting

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi [File, Standard]

First, the numbers: 2027, 1994, 65, and 40. The first numbers refer to March next year, when Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi purports he will keep off politics, just to be sure his business interests are not jeopardised by the rising political temperatures.

Of course, 1994 refers to the year he inaugurated a car cleaning and car-selling business (no idea which of the two elements started first) around Nyayo Stadium, after securing a 65-year lease from the Kenya Railways.

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