Ngilu has always been given undue advance billing.
She hasn’t much to offer.
In the last general election due to the political wave in her backyard, while campaigning for her Parliamentary seat, she would tell the Constituents to vote for Kalonzo for President. This was the only way she would have a chance.
Though she was eventually pronounced the winner, she achieved this largely through her bulldozing and shoving ways.
The subsequent legal challenge to her elction was dismissed on the basis of technicality - lack of service - but not without the Judge (Lenaola) noting that there were some very interesting arguments that he would have liked to hear but the law didnt give him much option than throw the baby away with the bath water!
Granted a number of people supported her due to the goodies she brought home albeit via corrupt and nepotistic channels. Remember she was the Minister for Health – Many village clinics sprung up and got equipped fairly well, guess at the expense of some other part(s) of Kenya.
Kenyatta National Hospital found itself employing many of her constituents as well as relatives from her Maiden home in Mbooni.
As is norm in Kenya, her Constituents sung her praises, not too bothered at whose expense they were getting all the goodies.
Ngilu has always wanted to sell herself as the person to watch in Ukambani politics!
It has always remained a wishful thought though.
In the last couple of Months, she has switched camps a myriad of times.
First she tried to work out a political pact with Saitoti which ended up on the rocks!
Then went consorting with G7 when there was talk that Kalonzo had being pushed out by Uhuru and Ruto, only for the G7 trio to work out a rapprochement after Kibakis alleged intervetion.
Then she aligned herself with Mudavadi’s wing of ODM.
Then againg She went back to Raila and pronounced him as the best suited person to lead Kenya.
Then from the blues she announced she was running for President.
Soon after, she began hobnobbing with TNA again, culminating in the shuttle diplomacy with Uhuru to charm heads of states around E.A.
She was hence part of the UhuRuto coalition, but true to character, she failed to travel to Nakuru rally and again failed to show up at the official signing at Jivanjee Gardens much to the chagrin of UhuRuto who had included her logo in their coalition documents – prompting editing to remove it at the last minute!
While UhuRuto were waiting for her at Jivanjee, she was actually at Nairobi Serena with Orengo, Dalmas Otieno, Musila, Mutula Ndambuki, trying to eke a concession from their already finalised coalition agreement.
Not getting as much as she had wanted she indicated to them that she wasn’t game, only to gate crash at KICC and choose to talk directly to Raila hoping for the elusive concession - instead she ended up as an addendum to the coalition agreement.
For lack of shame, she is now knocking on TNA/URP/UDF door looking for any crumbs she can get!
It is a sorry situation!
Isuni yilu yi maa me muyo - ni Mbisuu