Vie for presidency, Kiharu residents tell Ndindi Nyoro

Kiharu residents have now called on Ndindi Nyoro to vie for the presidency.

A day after state officers boycotted an event organised by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro near Murang’a town, residents have now called on him to vie for the presidency.

The residents who spoke at Kahatia Secondary School during the commissioning of a multi-purpose hall constructed by the NGCDF said the MP’s development record speaks for itself and is sufficient to propel him to the top seat.

The debate was sparked by Murarandia MCA Peter Munga who said that after serving for two terms, the MP should consider seeking a higher position, a statement that was loudly cheered by hundreds of parents in attendance.

“Asimame kiti ya President ama asisimame?” The MCA asked as the resident resounded a unanimous “Asimame!”

The first-term MCA appealed to residents to consider supporting him for the Kiharu MP seat when Nyoro officially launches his presidential bid.

Peter Kihara, another resident, said Nyoro has effected enormous development in the constituency and that he would do well as the president.

“Even before he ascended to the chairmanship of the budget committee in the national assembly, he was still doing projects with the NGCDF. He’s the best MP we have had here,” he said.

Kihara said should the MP declare interest for the presidency, they will throw their weight behind him and that he’d leave shoes too big to fill.

Kiama Muturi, who contested for the seat against the MP in 2022, also backed calls for Nyoro to vie for the top seat.

“If in the next two years you decide to go another direction, you can count on our support,” Muturi, also the son of former area MP BC Muturi Mwangi, said.

But when he rose to address the parents, Nyoro said time has not yet come to make political decisions, saying that his priority right now is to continue implementing projects.

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He said time will come to play politics but remained non-committal on whether he has ambitions to vie for the seat.

“I know how it is now. When you look at me, do you think I can’t see what’s happening? Even though you see me remain silent… Let us first install more tiles in our classrooms,” Nyoro said amid more cheers.

“And I have many friends. Soon, I’ll be going to Taita Taveta to launch a Masomo Bora programme similar to the one we’re doing here. Later, I’ll go to West Pokot and see how different it is from Kiharu,” he said in reference to a programme that feeds day school learners and subsidises their termly fees.

“My father lived in Kiandutu slums in Thika. We lived in a house with big enough spaces on the wall that one would see outside. Can someone with such a history be intimidated?” He wondered.

The second-term MP was a close ally of President William Ruto and was part of his Sky Team for presidential campaigns.

Nyoro visited regions such as Uasin Gishu, Embu, Laikipia, Garissa and Bungoma, among others, often representing the President in fundraisers.