Other than yours truly being a leading authority on matters Kirinyaga, everything else above is true.

The County Assembly is divided evenly between Her Excellency and The Honorable Women Representative.

As a result, the vetting was remarkably contentious publicly but even more fiercely behind closed doors.

Reliable sources have it that one third of the Executive fall under The Honorable Women Representative's influence too.

The only reason that Her Excellency is well ahead of the curve is her brilliance when it comes to Bureaucracy and management.

This brilliance is pitted against The Honorable Women Representative's wealth that has connections to the Kanyotu billions.

Personally, I like this kind of "opposition". It means that Her Excellency must really perform. Otherwise come 2022, she will be kicked out shades of Kidero/Sonko.

In Kirinyaga, we live in interesting times.

Could she get a better name for her outfit?

To understand the name choice, you need to look at this from the perspective of the average individual in the villages and grassroots of Kirinyaga.

I have just conducted a personal survey in our neighbourhood. The first question was: Who is Purity Wangui Ngirici? 92% of the respondents had no idea.

Question two was: Who is Wa Ngirici? 82 percent of the respondents looked at me like I had grown horns while 10 percent responded: tîga wana Cee.

Conclusion: Ngirici is just as popular as Waiguru, if not more. As such, the name use is a direct challenge to Waiguru.

While Her Excellency Ann Waiguru is lovingly referred to as Minji Minji, Honourable Ngirici is lovingly referred to as Wa Ngirici, literally, Mrs. Ngirici.

Mr. Ngirici is a local tycoon cum buffoon who is otherwise unelectable. He is both feared and liked in equal measure.

He is associated with great things in Kirinyaga as well as some very bad things. Hon. Wangui is merely his front on the political scene.

Honourable Wangui comes from a prominent family in Mwea, lower Kirinyaga while Mr. Ngirici is from Central Kirinyaga, with some insinuating he is the bastard son of the late spy chief Kanyotu.

The two families come together to control most of the business interests, and now politics, of Kirinyaga.

Waiguru is a direct, Johnny come lately, challenge to this status quo.

This challenge will be met with force, including launching of the Rescue Team in Her Excellency's home turf, Gichugu.

We live in interesting times in Kirinyaga

I could not have put it any better.

This is the the kind of creative policy action that will finally make our devolution experiment pay dividends. The numbers will likely not work as hoped (a harvest of 400,000 tons will likely collapse the market). But that is a bridge that can be crossed when we come to it - i.e, green grams are not perishable and India is desperate to buy. Mama Ngilu ought to be commended, and copied across the land in different ways.

Can't these governors just develop county emergency services that will last past their terms? Why use these strange names and ad-hoc teams future governors would just drop.

@kenmac, Very true. What i admire of Kaluki is her sheer determination, focus and force with which she has settled on her Job. Unlike some very learned Governors, she has shown the will and is leading her people from the front. That is leadership.

Even if she manages a quarter it will be highly commendable.

In Muranga, Wa iria gave farmers 2kgs of Maize and 10kgs of fertilizer during the last planting season.Has also assisted dairy farmers with a market for their produce, is assisting them with improved fodder seedlings and is changing livelihoods at the grassroots, despite his many other shortcomings.

When people have the right leaders, things can happen.

A Kanyotu wannabe.I heard he was Kanyotu's KYM and they became very close and along the way he started getting deals and property using Kanyotu's name.Other rumours are that he is Kanyotus son for some mama whom he did not marry.

Kanyotu has no responsible sons I hear hence Ngirichi coming in.

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