'Original hustler' MK dares 'fake' squatters out of Athi River land

Trade CS Moses Kuria.

When former Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria speaks, which is often, people listen. It's not that his words bear rhyme or reason, like his biblical namesake, who unsuccessfully tried to steer his people from the wilderness to the Promised Land. Kenya's Moses, or MK, as he's known to his supporters, has a coarse, raspy voice that bears hints of violence, stunning many into submission.

Once upon, not too long ago, this very voice so scared folks in Gatundu that no one dared run against MK in competitive politics. But this magic fizzled when he left Gatundu to stake a claim in the Kiambu gubernatorial contest.