This week, Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana announced he will be running for President in 2022. However, Kibwana’s carefully constructed narrative ignores a crucial aspect of his record — the years he served in the Mwai Kibaki administration as a Cabinet minister and as an adviser. It must be said though that in abandoning his principles for the sake of his position, Kibwana was not alone. Kenyans would do well to remember this history when evaluating Kibwana’s candidacy. And if there’s anything the Kibaki tenure should have taught us, it is that ignoring warning signals from the past can have terrible consequences.

Source: The Star July 04, 2020 02:02 UTC