Today, if you ask an ordinary resident of Kajiado who their Senator is, very few would know it is.
This is the shame Kajiado Senator Philip Mpaayei has put to the senior position.
So indifferent to politics that he did not even do a single rally to campaign for his re-election.
The guy hosts few votes in every polling Station.
He will be a FORMER SENATOR very soon…
But in 2022, things are changing in a big way. The choice of former Kajiado West MP Moses Ole Sakuda by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s party, Jubilee Party,to run for Senate and the picking of Nominated Senator Judith Pareno BY ODM Leader Raila Odinga, easily relegates other candidates to the peripheries…
For example, UDA’s candidate, Samuel Seki, the former County Secretary in Kajiado, is a little known lame duck candidate whose disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
First, it remains unclear why he was sacked by Governor Ole Lenku from the position.
Secondly he comes from a very small region called Kankere , in Kajiado Central, whose votes are 14,000,out of more than 400,000 votes in the County.
Having been a typical civil servant for long, Seki is too broke to give any serious challenge to moneyed opponents.
The emergence of Sakuda, a known political operative and friend too many powerful men in Government, has dramatically changed the race and dwarfed Seki with whom they come from the same Orokiteng Clan.
Sakuda is close to big men and in fact it is perceived that the only tangible development that is in Kajiado West happened during his tenure.
He is set to consolidate not only the more populous Orokiteng clan, but also the extensive Keekonyokie region that also includes Ewuaso Oonkidong Ward.
Sakuda has experience in politics and its financing having descended on the old Kajiado North Constituency like a colossus in the 2012 by- election.
The Constituency is what are today’s Kajiado North, West and East constituencies.
On the other hand, Senator Pareno from the Populous Kajiado East comes with the blessing of the ODM party and her experience in legislative matters is a huge advantage.
Pareno is also said to be well oiled in her campaigns and is being rated highly among the women population.
As we wait for the race to fully take shape, it will definitely be Sakuda Versus Pareno.