A Kikuyu man has become the first person outside the Luo, Luhya, and Teso communities to be elected to a leadership position in Busia County.
Simon Maina Kuria won the Marachi West Ward Representative seat during the August 9th general election, bringing to an end a longstanding order that had seen leadership in the area revolve mainly between the Luos and Luhyas.
The 35-year-old was born in Central Kenya but his parents moved to Busia when he was two years old in 1991.
“My parents came to Bumula in 1991; my father was a bus driver and my mother hawked potatoes and oranges. I started school here in Bumula, but only went up to standard eight. My father died in 2001, and that brought my education to an abrupt end, so I ventured into business here in Bumula,” said Maina.
Maina, who speaks fluent Luo, Luhya and Kikuyu languages, trounced 10 other candidates including the incumbent to clinch the seat
“I am happy that the people have elected me to represent and work for them, despite this being an ODM zone, they have given me this mandate to lead them. I am one of them, I have lived with the people here. I know the voters wanted a worker,” Maina said.
“It’s possible I wouldn’t have won this seat had I contested back home in Central. The people of Marachi West chose me, because they did not look at my tribe, or party for that matter, they looked at my ability as a person, and that’s how it should be.”
Vying on a Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) ticket, Maina garnered 3,053 votes against his closest competitor Sawe Gomba who received 2,194 votes.
He has pledged to promote trade in the area by offering grants to small-scale traders.
No LUHYA can Win an Election…
No LUHYA can Win an Election in KIKUYUland whatsoever. They won’t Let you. Without kidding: KIKUYU’s love Themselves too Much that a Kikuyu woman Married to a Luhya won’t Vote her Luhya husband.
…where do you live? You…
…where do you live? You are damn wrong!
last time there is a Luo who…
last time there is a Luo who was elected in Kiambu
IT SEEMS LUO DON’T HATE…
IT SEEMS LUO DON’T HATE KIKUYUS
WHY MT.KENYA MAFIA SUPPORT KING OF CORRUPTION
1. Raila was Not Responsible…
1. Raila was Not Responsible for the Kiambaa Church Massacre.
2. Raila did Not FRAUDULENTtly acquired Adrian Muteshi’s land.
3. Was Raila was Not responsible for Chris Msando’s death.
4. Raila was Not responsible for Yebei’s death.
5. Raila did Not Take the Lang’ata school land.
6. Rail did Not FRAUDULENTtly Acquire the WESTON hotel
7. Raila did Not Bring down Kenya Seed.
8. Raila never Printed FAKE Money during the YK92 era.
9. Raila never Slapped Ruben Chesire.
10. Raila does Not go Around Slapping his Wife.
11. Raila never Nearly Slapped Uhuru or Threatened to Slap Wamalwa.
12. Raila does Not have ANGER problems.
13. Raila dies Not go Around having Children out-of-Wedlock.
14. Raila Does Not engage in Money Laundry.
15. Raila Was never Taken to the ICC.
16. Raila never Invited VENEZUELANS into the Country.
17. Raila has Never RIGGED an Election.
28. Raila had Never etc.
That is the Kenya we want.
That is the Kenya we want.
I really admire this man…
I really admire this man. One of my wishes when I finally relocate back to Kenya is to live amongst an ethnic group totally different from mine; eat, drink, and cry with them.
Learn to embrace the new…
Learn to embrace the new Kenya for all Kenyans. Congratulations to the people of Mariachi and Bumula. Anyone can win a seat anywhere.
I don’t know why his tribe…
I don’t know why his tribe is an issue here. The guy has lived there since he was 2yrs. old. He is one of them.
There is no tribe known as…
There is no tribe known as Luhya.Maina won the Marachi ward as an individual not for 7m AGikuyu.But I wonder why @PPPian didn’t vote against him.Secondly PPP is not the AGiyuku spokesperson to point who they love or hate.
Some of the comments I read…
Some of the comments I read here tell me that tribalism is heavily entrenched in our social fiber.
British divide and rule then…
British divide and rule then Kenyatta and Moi entrenched tribalism for powers sake using same tactics. Hustlers though are seeing poverty as the enemy lately and not fellow mankind. Economy works only for the rich. It’s becoming impossible to rise from zero to wealth like those independence and after folk. Degree pp are doing boda and mennial jobs means something is terribly wrong. Big Money attracts big money