Drama as governor calls on one other to step down

Drama as governor calls on one other to step down

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Mourners in Nyamira county had been on Friday handled to a uncommon spectacle when a Governor instructed one in all his counterparts to not trouble defending his seat in 2027 as a result of he would lose.

Narok Governor, Patrick Ole Ntuntu, instructed his Nyamira colleague Amos Nyaribo that it could be political suicide for Nyaribo to try to defend his seat. Instead, Ole Ntuntu suggested the Nyamira gubernatorial chief to think about stepping down in favour of a younger candidate.

Ole Ntuntu’s phrases took everybody abruptly.

“My friend Governor Nyaribo, it is high time you quit politics in favour of this young man Walter Chanua. You worked with my father a long, long time ago and I strongly feel it is high time you hanged your political boots to the younger generation,” Ntuntu mentioned.

Traditional blessing

Ole Ntuntu was talking at Ekerenyo playground within the North Mugirango constituency throughout the burial of Mzee Peter Chanua. The deceased was the daddy of Walter Chanua, the Director of Finance in Narok County.

Ole Ntuntu then invited Walter onto the rostrum and blessed him as per the Maasai custom.

“This is a good worker. He has made my county to be ranked number one in terms of revenue collection, management of county resources and development,” he narrated because the mourners applauded.

Emurr Dikirr MP Johannah Ng’eno who accompanied Ole Ntuntu additionally endorsed Walter saying he was as much as the duty.

“If you will not vote for him, tell us and we will take him back to Narok county and elect him as our governor after the retirement of Ole Ntuntu,” Ng’eno acknowledged.

Nyaribo, nonetheless, disregarded Ole Ntuntu’s assertions, saying that he might solely hand over energy to Walter after his retirement.

“Everyone is entitled to his own views and those are your own views. But Walter should wait until after my retirement in 2032,” Nyaribo mentioned.