Thika Town Race Takes A New Twist As Kikuyu Elders, Church Endorse Mburu.
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| Thika Town MP aspirant Morris Mburu welcomed by supporters at Githima Primary School Grounds where various leaders endorsed his candidature. |
Led by Kinyua Nderitu who is the Thika Sub-County deputy
chairperson, the elders said that Mburu had satisfied tradition to be installed
a Kikuyu elder.
“For a couple of years now, (Morris) Mburu has been in the forefront
trying to ensure that the welfare of the community is well looked into. Recently,
he participated in the initiation ceremony of more than 100 young boys in their
transition to adulthood. On behalf of the elders, I officially endorse his
candidature come 2017 and we are sure with the blessing of ‘Mwene Nyaga’ (God),
he will be Thika’s next MP,” said Nderitu.
Mburu’s endorsement was also backed by several churches,
family and community leaders who had attended a colourful ceremony held at
Githima Primary School Grounds in his native Munyu Village.
On behalf of his family, Kenneth Njiriri who is Mburu’s
elder brother, said that Mburu was a born leader who was capable of uniting the
people of Thika and the country at large. He described him as a jovial and a
very social person who personally worked with the people in seeking for
solutions to their challenges.
His wife Dorcas Mburu appealed to the people to support his
bid and pray for him to emerge victorious.
In his acceptance speech, Mburu said that he had decided to
give the bid another shot as he had been disappointed by the kind of leadership
that the people of Thika had gone through in the last five years. He thanked
all those who voted for him in the last General Elections for the faith they
had bestowed on him adding that time was right for them to bring the change
they had always yearned for.
Mburu noted that some of the reasons that he had to vie for
the Thika seat was the manner that its resources were being diverted to other
constituencies, thereby disadvantaging the residents.
“How many of you here have ever benefitted from the area CDF
kitty? It is quite sad that majority of Thika people suffer as their resources
benefit people from another constituency. Juja residents get a share of CDF
money from two MPs, benefiting from what was rightfully belonging to Thika
residents. It is time Thika said no to ‘imported’ leaders,” he said.
He said that he was offering servant leadership that would
involve all stakeholders, promising to work with all leaders in the interest of
the wananchi. Mburu castigated the infighting that had been the trademark of
Thika politics for the last 5 years saying that this was the reason so many
people in the constituency had failed to get better services from the
government regardless of the billions of shillings that were been channeled to
the area.
Mburu advocated for a peaceful environment that was
conducive to investment and growth of business in a town that was known
worldwide as a business and industrial hub.
“I humbly appeal to my competitors to embrace peace in their
campaigns as violence would only amount to losses and scaring away potential
investors. It is very regrettable for any leader brag in public of how they would
use violence means to get to power. I would like to remind them that Thika will
still remain even after the 2017 elections and it would be very unwise if we
burnt it for our own selfish reasons.”
He dismissed all those who referred him as a resident of
Mombasa arguing that his business interests should not be construed to mean
otherwise.
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| Some pastors pray for Morris Mburu and his wife Dorcas in preparation of his mission to capture the Thika Town Constituency seat. |
“All my interests are in Thika. I was born, brought up and
still reside in Thika. Whatever I earn from Mombasa benefits my people back
here in terms of employment and other benefits.”
Mburu promised that, if elected, he would put up two offices
in the constituency that would assist him to serve the people more conveniently.
“I will put up an office in Thika East Sub-County that would
supplement the work done by the one in Thika Town. This would be a relief to
those people living in the lower parts of Gatuanyaga, Magogoni and Ngoliba who
have been having it rough accessing services from their Member of Parliament,”
explained Mburu.
Mburu said that he would fight it out for nominations on a
Jubilee ticket but warned those trying to play tricks on the matter that he
would not take lying down.
“They say ‘once bitten twice shy’. Last time they did what
they did to rig me out but I am promising them that this time round we are
smarter. But I would also like to warn those who don’t participate in the
nominations that they are to blame for the kind of leaders we are having today.
Wrong leaders are voted in by those who fail to vote and in this region, the
elections for the seats will be won in the Jubilee nominations in April,” he
said.
He however expressed his steadfast support for President
Uhuru Kenyatta for another term saying that in the last 5 years, the president
and his deputy had steered this country to great heights in terms of
development.
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