James Mukuru was President Uhuru Kenyatta’s area chief in Ichaweri, the village where the First Family hails from in Gatundu, Kiambu County. Indeed, being area chief for the First Family placed enormous responsibilities beyond dealing with chicken thieves, domestic tiffs and land disputes. SEE ALSO: CSs barred from touring the country“We had a good relationship and he trusted me a lot, not only because I was the area chief and a neighbour. When Uhuru was the area MP, we used to drink muratina and eat githeri together inside a mud house when he was around. “President Uhuru knows me inside and out and most of the times, he would breach protocol whenever he spotted me.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2020 07:07 UTC