The Mulyungi Manifesto Forum

* By PATRICK KIMANZI Welcome to dusty, chocking and pathetic Kiroboko in Mwingi West. The political heat brewing in Mwingi West over the controversial Kiroboko sand mining debacle could sound a death kennel to some political careers. As political supremacy between area MP Hon Charles Nguna and County Minister in Charge of Environment and natyural Resources Hon Koki Musau continues to escalate, the poor people of Mwingi West been subjected to a  pathetic, dirty life. "We live in a filthy and dusty environment with a huge dusty cloud hanging above us, clinging to our clothes and chocking us to death" said Muli Mutemi. Schools, the homestead has been turned into dusty, roads, impassable, Mwingi West MP Nguna has threatened to lead a demonstration to force the County government to put correct measures to protect the residents. No impact assessment has been carried out on sound pollution as dusty, creaking lorries mine sand day in day out. "Markets centers are affected by dus...

By PATRICK KIMANZI Popular Mwingi West Charles Nguna has blasted Kitui County Minister Hon. Kuvasila as a sand cartel leader who has no mandate over the people of Mwingi West. The Wiper legislator fired the salvo after  the Minister for tourism and sports who doubles as Minister for Environment and Natural Resources Hon. Patric Koki Musau told the MP that the Kiroboko Sand mining will go on. "They are using cartels and benefiting only four people. No impact assessment has been done and no roads have been graded. They are only interested in lining their pockets" said Hon. Charles Nguna. Adding that Kuvasila is too nondescript to engange with him, Nguna said that he will mobilize the residents to kick out the sand harvesters from Kiroboko. "Remind Kuvasila that the functions of an MP include representation, oversight , budget appropriation. The MP has mandate over the whole country. "Why are the 5 stealing public resources? I should be dealing with the Governor not a ...

By PATRICK KIMANZI Behold here is the Chosen One; the Savior you have been waiting for. A noble and novel initiative dubbed 'Wamama Na Tata' that is seeking financial ways and means towards empowering the livelihoods of more than 10,000 women in Kitui County is the game changer in Kitui senatorial politics. As the stretch towards 2022 General Elections looms in earnest, the already crowded senatorial sufferage in Kitui County is getting hotter than Negev desert as new, elite professional aspirants throw their political hats in the ring, reports COUNTY DIARY. And the man of the moment is none other than the towering, fatherly and polished politician and financial technocrat Hon. Kathingi Nguu, popularly known as Senator Tata. The noble project spearheaded by the elite politician and owner of Davkat Ventures International is seeking creative and profitable roadmap towards empowering women in the semi-arid vast Kitui County.In a nutshell, the Incoming Kitui senator...

By PATRICK KIMANZI MWINGI -  Kenya Nationa Highways  Authority (KeNHA) will not go ahead with earlier plans to bring down business premises earmarked for demolition in Mwingi, Wiper MP Gideon Mulyungi announced yesterday. LANDMARK : MP Mulyungi, MCAs and KeNHA officials at the Bajabar landmark building that had been earmarked for demolition. The MP has stopped the planned excercise and KeNHA opted for a by-pass ©PHOTO/PATRICK KIMANZI The plans to demolish the structures estimated to be worth close to 0.5 Billion ostensibly to make way for a standard A3 highway, were shelved after a series of marathon meetings and lobbying led by the MP pitting the powerful highways authority and the Mwingi  Business Community, local media  reported on Friday. The business community had elicited fears that the economy of the Mwingi town, with an estimated population of 18,000 (2019) was set for a major economic blow if the premises were to be brought down. Ts...

By PATRICK KIMANZI, Editor NGUUTANI - They do not call Christine Mwende an Iron Lady for nothing. The 30 year old politician lady gunning to represent Nguutani Ward at the Kitui County Assembly come 2022 has proved her mettle in matters of women empowerment - not only in her Ward but across Mwingi West constituency as a whole. Hearts and Minds According to one Boda Boda association official Mwangangi Muthami who hails from her village, the Iron Lady has been winning hearts and minds of everyone including Boda Boda operators by helping them overcome the red tape when registering Saccos and CBOs. Advisory Services Two years down the line Christine has helped register over 8 Sacco including the Mwingi West Boda Boda Sacco and Uthui Sacco, with tens of self-help groups belonging to women in the 4 wards that make up Mwingi West constituency benefiting from her advisory services. Rigourous Red Tape "In 2018 Mwende, who comes from the neighboring Nzauni village met us at Nguutan...

NGUUTANI - They do not call Christine Mwende an Iron Lady for nothing. The 30 year old politician lady gunning to represent Nguutani Ward at the Kitui County Assembly come 2022 has proved her mettle in matters of women empowerment - not only in her Ward but across Mwingi West constituency as a whole. Hearts and Minds According to one Boda Boda association official Mwangangi Muthami who hails from her village, the Iron Lady has been winning hearts and minds of everyone including Boda Boda operators by helping them overcome the red tape when registering Saccos and CBOs. Advisory Services Two years down the line Christine has helped register over 8 Sacco including the Mwingi West Boda Boda Sacco and Uthui Sacco, with tens of self-help groups belonging to women in the 4 wards that make up Mwingi West constituency benefiting from her advisory services. Rigourous Red Tape "In 2018 Mwende, who comes from the neighboring Nzauni village met us at Nguutani town and helped ...

By PATRICK KIMANZI & SHED ILAVA NGUUTANI - They do not call Christine Mwende an Iron Lady for nothing. The 30 year old politician gunning to represent Nguutani Ward in Mwingi West in the Kitui County Assembly come 2022 has proved her mettle in women empowerment - and not only in the Ward but across the whole of Mwingi West constituency According to Boda Boda operator Mutuku Musyimi who hails from her village, the Iron Lady has been winning hearts and minds of everyone including Boda Boda operators by helping them overcome the red tape when registering SACCOS. She has helped register 3 SACCOS and tens of self-help groups for women in the 4 wards that make up Mwingi West constituency. "In 2018 Christine met us at Nguutani and  helped us with  the rigourous process of registering a SACCO. Christine has been consistent when we need advice on banking and book keeping. Everyone is proud of her work with women whom she has empowered with merry-go-rounds" said M...