Nkedianye ghost returns to haunt Ole Lenku – Weekly Citizen

What goes round comes around, so goes the old adage. Kajiado governor Joseph Ole Lenku should brace himself for a battle of a lifetime if the tumultuous undercurrents in his area are anything to go by.
At the centre of the storm is the unprecedented desertion of the first-term governor by an array of trusted confidantes, some of who are close kin from the Ilaitayiok clan. Leading the mass exodus is the dissenting east, where influential allies are trooping out in droves.

Nkedianye

These include David Parseina, David Nkirrimpai, Kisemei Marush and Nixon Karaine – all from Lenku’s Ilaitayiok clan. Though they are yet to align themselves with a specific political formation, Lenku’s rebellious allies are courting the governor’s main opponent, former governor David Nkedianye.
Nkedianye lost to Lenku in the 2018 elections in what the former Ole Kejuado county council chairman and unsuccessful contender Taraiya Ole Kores christened tortoise installation.
Key players have however not concealed their intention to back Nkedianye in 2022 should he decide to reclaim his seat. Parseina, an unsuccessful aspirant for the Kajiado East parliamentary seat, has come out as the most outspoken of the dissenting lot, with youth leader Billy Murray promising to help vanquish Lenku come 2022.
Others who have been forced out include Michael Makui and Maurice Karokia. The youngsters said to be a force to reckon with have left the governor gasping for air as he awaits his waterloo.
Other defectors include former ward rep aspirants Solomon Oloishorua, Emily Sianto and David Moloma. They accuse Governor Lenku of giving Kajiado East residents empty promises especially water supply, not to mention a wide range of malpractices such as skewed bursary allocation.

Tobiko

According to Lenku’s confidantes-turned tormentors, the governor has been sponsoring police harassment meted on local leaders and youths critical of his administration. Among those who have recently been victims of arbitrary police harassment on the orders of the governor are Kajiado East MP Peris Tobiko and Kenyewa MCA Henry Kimiti.
Other contentious issues revolve around revenue collection and ward development allocation whose resizing has not been commensurate with the current allocation from the National Treasury.
Lenku’s alleged highhandedness contrasts sharply with his predecessor’s humility and accessibility