Billionaire Cucu: How 72-year-old grandma gave men a run for their money in just-concluded August polls

Christabel Wambura Maranga

• The 72- year-old, soft-spoken cucu shook the political scene, defiantly proving that age is nothing but a number.
• During April’s Jubilee party primaries, cucu Maranga nearly carried the day in the first botched

Nyeri County is known for producing formidable women leaders even before the 2017 General Election.
Nobel Peace laureate, the late Wangari Maathai, MPs Esther Murugi ( Nyeri Town) and Mary Wambui (Othaya), as well as the late First Lady Lucy Kibaki, are just a few. But in this year’s elections, the county produced Christabel Wambura Maranga , the candidate for the Mathira parliamentary seat which has been won by Rigathi Gachagua.

The 72- year-old, soft-spoken cucu shook the political scene, defiantly proving that age is nothing but a number, even as she shunned media limelight while pushing her agenda with supporters at the grassroots of the populous Mathira constituency.