Alfie weeps for Machakos, but the tears come and go ‘chap-chap,’ as his development model

I am writing with a heavy heart, following the events of the past week, when the Machakos Governor and my friend, Alfie Mutua, was turned into the weeping boy of Kenyan politics.

For most Kenyans, there are governors, and then there is the governor of Machakos, the indefatigable politician working as though there is no tomorrow, snapping at inept colleagues impatiently, and giving a very good account of himself.