By TCD TEAM.
The Rebirth of Clean Politics in Kitui county is in the offing as Members of county assembly are set to elect their captain who will lead them in the next five years.
The Speaker Elections are helping to shape the new type of politics we want in the kitui county, politics of issues and Mutual respect devoid of Political innuendos.
When the incumbent hon George Ndoto was accused of trying to bribe Hon MCAs in a hotel in Mwingi, all Speaker candidates and MCA’s unanimously rose together to condemn that kind of politics.For the first time, there was a united voice saying that we need clean politics.
These Speaker elections have brought in new tactics in Kitui politics.The game-changer seems to be the new kid in the block, now being referred to as the Dubai millionaire.
Augustus Kyalo Muli, the Kitui born International music teacher turned business man is causing ripples with his strategy.
Unlike all the other contestants who have been meeting the Hon MCAs in hotels, Kyalo has opened his home to them and has been dining and holding meetings at his home.
“My intention is to be a reachable Speaker. I want all MCAs to take me like their brother and colleague. I need them to know that they can reach me and talk to me and my family at any time. It’s time to change Kitui politics where the Speaker was regarded as the Lord of MCAs rather than their representative”. He told Press.
Kyalo does not regret hosting lavish dinners for all the MCAs at his home. He considers this as a way of bonding and creating a family atmosphere for all the MCAs. In eating together, a bond is created.
Augustus Kyalo Muli is a very religious person and believes that it is possible to have a clean campaign. Rather than adopt the old practice of bribery, Kyalo has opted to address MCAs issues and has on many occasions gone out of his way to even finance their projects without expecting anything back.
Kyalo has built himself as a businessman in Dubai for the last decade. Dubai is a city where corruption or crime is almost unheard of due to the strict rules imposed on all citizens.
In a short time, Dubai has grown from a desert city into an international business and tourism hub.
If Augustus Kyalo Muli is able to bring this kind of spirit into Kitui politics, then it will be the rebirth everyone has been looking for.Are we seeing a new brand of politics being born in Kitui ?
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