County Clerk who once lived on the streets, fed from bins

Kirinyaga county Assembly Clerk Kamau Aidi during the interview. PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE/STANDARD

KIRINYAGA: Many times when we see our leaders, we assume that they were born with the proverbial silver spoon in their mouths. We fail to recognise that some of them, just like us, have had to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to get to where they are today.

One such man is Kirinyaga County Assembly Clerk, and former dean of students at Kenyatta University, Kamau Aidi.