Acting under the general “theme song” of fighting corruption, the media have claimed that Mr Wanjigi “quietly runs the country”.

How does he do that? I would like to know. The media also stated that (quote): “For a man who manufactures nothing of note and offers no service to humanity beyond cutting deals and fixing tenders, the Kenyan taxpayer has gifted Mr Jimi Richard Wanjigi a fairy tale existence.” (end quote).

I have several problems with such assertions. Firstly, you don’t need to manufacture anything to become wealthy.

Banks and their CEOs “manufacture nothing of note” and yet they are some of the wealthiest in any economy.

Secondly, “cutting deals and fixing tenders” is legitimate business from which people who have that talent make a healthy living.

It is not, by any stretch of the imagination a criminal activity, rather a service to humanity which is handsomely rewarded. More rational minds might call this “sales and marketing” of ideas and other intangibles.

COMMISSION

Mr Wanjigi reportedly takes a “10 to 15 per cent commission” on any deal he brokers. How is that a crime? Talk to an insurance agent. They pocket about 20 per cent commission on any deal.

The very concept of tenders makes brokerage inevitable because they invoke serious competition in the marketplace; a critical pillar in our adopted capitalist free market ideology.

He has spent the last 4 yes discrediting our current model for economic growth- heavy investiment in ifrastructure. Am therefore convinced he will try to push for a new model(himself convinced this will lead to faster growth hence even more 'food'. But his peers and vultures in naswa only know of 'get rich quick through tenderpreneurship schemes' hence will not have time for funny calculations, graphs and experiments etc. That's why he'll be thrown out on day 2