Embu businessman to vie for presidency in 2022



A businessman from Embu County has announced plans to vie for the presidency in 2022, citing dissatisfaction with the current crop of leaders.
Eng Mugo Kinyua, a contractor, said he will soon start a drive to popularise himself in all the counties as he familiarises himself head on with the challenges the people face.
Kinyua, who vied for Embu senatorial post in 2013 but lost to Lenny Kivuti and was also the county ODM chair, said he has what it takes to become the president who will address the issues the citizens face.
He says he will first marshal the people from Eastern, Coast and North Eastern regions to support him, so that he has a strong backyard support as he moves into other parts of the country.
“With President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga’s handshake, I expected the country to realise concerned efforts in uniting the people and development. However, we are being treated to a series of political gimmicks by people close to them angling for the presidency in 2022. This does not serve the wananchi,” he said.
He thus wants to provide an alternative leadership since the current leaders have “taken Kenyans for a ride for far too long”.
He says a person from another part of the country should now take helm of the country noting since independence Kenyan presidents have only hailed from Central and Rift Valley regions.
Mugo plans to start an initiative to empower the boy child in all the counties.

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