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Worry not about Kibaki; We’ve taken care of him

By NJOROGE KINUTHIA

Former President Kibaki received a befitting farewell from among others the military officers, who besides giving him a guard of honour, presented him a tractor. A peasant, who has dirtied his  hands with a hoe all his farming life watched the spectacle with envy.  He was later to tell PointBlank: “The President doesn’t need it. I’m the one who needs a tractor.”

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