Nakuru duo keeping national, county governments in check

Dr Magare Gikenyi and Laban Omusundi. [File, Standard]

They come from two very different worlds — one a surgeon who spends his days saving lives in operating theatres, the other a self-taught activist who works from a cybercafé. But Dr Magare Gikenyi and Laban Omusundi share one heartbeat: patriotism and an unshakeable belief in accountability, transparency, and justice.

For 41-year-old Laban Omusundi, a Form Four leaver, the pen has become his weapon. Without formal legal training, he has taught himself to draft petitions, write access-to-information requests, and file cases in court — all from the hum of a local cybercafé. “I was born in Kakamega but raised in Nakuru, where my passion as a critic of poor leadership grew,” he says with quiet conviction.