HOW IRUNGU KANGATA MIRACULOUSLY ADDED MORE VOTES TO THE REPEAT POLL EXERCISE

Murang’a Senator Irungu Kangata is known for two things: simplicity and love of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Samoei Arap Ruto.

His close associates say if you want to see his reaction when he is furious, just talk ill of Uhuruto.

This was clearly witnessed after the Supreme Court nullified the August 8 general election. When all the other Jubilee leaders started mourning and criticizing the verdict in low tones away from the over excited Nasa supporters, Mr Kangata went to the Apex court with a banner bearing the photo of Mr Kenyatta.

It is in this court where all the National Super Alliance leaders assembled, from their god Raila Odinga to their irate supporters, but Mr Nyutu (Kangata’s nickname) braved the muscles of the Nasserites and boldly dismissed their celebrations. That’s a story for another day. 

He has done it again.

When he realized that the polling stations had registered low voter turnout in the morning, he did not spare any effort. Upon his intelligence that Murang’a residents who stay at Thika, Nairobi and their environs, had not showed up in their polling centers, Mr Kangata quickly mobilized the public service vehicles to go and bring the voters.

In most of the polling stations visited by KK Online news during the morning hours, only 15 to 25 per cent of the registered voters had turn out to vote.

However, after the Deputy Chief Whip’s intervention at around 10 am, electorates started thronging in their respective polling stations.

By noon, 65 per cent of the total registered voters had showed up! 

Most of the residents had expressed their worries pondering on what would happen if trend went on.

“I was afraid that if President Uhuru Kenyatta’s votes would decrease in comparison with the August 8 general election, Raila Odinga would have been seen a hero, thanks to Irungu Kangata,” Stella Wambui a voter at Kimorori polling center told KK Online news.

By the close of voting at 5 pm, Murang’a Counter had registered 89 per cent and people who were in queues had not been factored.

The Senate Chief Whip Mr Irungu Kangata with passengers. He settled for their bus fares after realizing low voter turnouts.

 

 

Mr Kangata’s generosity was complimented by Governor Mwangi wa Iria and Murang’a Women rep Sabina Chege’s efforts of providing bus fares to the common Wanjiku who was not sure on whether to participate in the repeat Presidential election due to lack of fare.

 

CAUTION: WHY THE "BUSINESS COMMUNITY" MAY BE OUR WORST NIGHTMARE AFTER ELECTIONS

Afore warned is afore armed. We might feel very safe and protected by the the so called Business community as we face Nasa's protests but we may have to seek refuge after the repeat elections if the group is not contained or included in the next Government.

What many of us are giving a sense of belonging and legitimizing may turn out to be a cobra that will eventually bite us when we least expect it.

To help us explain what we mean, allow us to give a brief history of how Alshaabab was born. Our thorough research has shown stark similarities between the two groups.

Alshaabab was born out of the Islamic Court Union [ICU], a loose formation of the Islamic judicial systems, that aimed at restoring civil order after years of a violent anarchy in Somalia.

The ICU came up with the idea of equipping youths to counter attack pirates who had destabilized the Country for a relatively long time. Well, it achieved its objective.

The formation of the counter group (Alshaabab) even led to the opening of Mogadishu airport and earned the support most Somalis after managing to restore peace in the war zone that had been torn apart by 16 years of civil unrest.

However, after the Country was stabilized, the group was neglected. The young men had no jobs or money to support themselves and their families.

And that's how they regrouped with a new agenda. They formed the militia group that was more deadly than the violence they had been used to quell.

The Business Community’s sole purpose is to protect the businesses owned by people from the Gema communities from the effects of Nasa's protests. But this will only last a while.

After the presidential elections are over and tension in the country subsides, the business community will no longer be needed.

What then will happen to these people? where will they go? Is there any possibility of their inclusion in the Jubilee government which they seem to be supporting?

If the group is not efficiently contained, it may just become a replica of the Alshaabab militia and we may have to live with the consequences of supporting it.

....Our two cents...

Members of the business community issuing a press briefing in Nairobi last week. They vowed to ensure no damage is occassioned to businesses during Nasa's protests.