Why Muthama is Ukambani’s political honcho

Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama. [Standard]

This week, the political seraph opened another seal to reveal Johnson Nduya Muthama — a self-autographing Ukambani political honcho. Muthama, like Mr Francis Atwoli in the western region, is the most visible of Ukambani political system.

When on the political wheel, he’s noticeable by his fly-whisk, a seemingly royal hand-swat normalised by the likes of President Jomo Kenyatta and Oginga Odinga. But apart from being ‘richer than Ruto’, is Muthama Ukambani’s political boiler?
 

In Kenyan politics, Muthama deserves a critical analysis like the Newtonian falling fruit because, like many regional oligarchs, he can birth a political hypothesis. Unlike Atwoli, who is a trade unionist and does political brokerage as his side hustle, Muthama is a businessman major and a politician minor per excellence. However, he thinks he can retire Kalonzo Musyoka and merchandise DP William Ruto’s presidential bid in Ukambani.