If Not Kethi, then its Kethi Kilonzo for Makueni Senate the rest, don't count.....

                                                                                                  
I wish to add my voice of the turn of events in Makueni County senate race that is mutating each and everyday. I wish Nduku Kilonzo really understands what politics are and what the dynamics are. Politics is not like being appointed to be a cabinet secretary as Charity Kaluki Ngilu is. Politics is being approved by the majority of the registered voters in the area you wish to represent in either parliament, senate, presidency, gubernatorial or even the least of the county jobs which is county representative.

Yesterday’s declaration by Nduku kilonzo while in Machakos town that she would be in the race for the Makueni senatorial seat, takes people at a surprise and the main questions lies here, is she in good terms with the Wiper political party which was held by her husband?
Honestly, I confess that I had never known Mutula Kilonzo had a wife until he died. But I knew of my brilliant learnt friend and Mentor Kethi Diana Kilonzo long before she even stood at the Supreme Court and challenged the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the president of Kenya.
I tend to disagree with The People daily newspaper reports that ‘The move by Nduku, who was urged on by Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu, is likely to complicate matter for former Kibwezi Philip Kaloki, former Makueni MP Peter Kiilu and former assistant minister Gideon Ndambuki, who recently defected to the Jubilee Coalition.’
What one must understand is that even the losers of the last elections clearly understands ‘Lisemwalo lipo na kama halipo laja’ Kethi is way far ahead of just party politics. She can stand as Kethi and through her brevity to take issues head on, just win the election that would shape the life of the FP of the Republic of Kenya.
Clearly I don’t really understand why people mention the name Kalonzo Musyoka in Makueni County? He is a resident of Machakos and Kitui County and whoever their party chooses will not affect the candidature of the people’s choice Kethi Kilonzo and therefore I do wish they humbly hand her the nomination certificates as anyone else is pitted to bitterly loose to the young lawyer.
Can someone tell my good and brilliant friend and former Deputy speaker David Musila that if not Kethi for Wiper Democratic Party senate for Makueni and also Party secretary General then the party is as good as dead as I don’t understand why Prof. Philip Kaloki, Gideon Ndambuki and Peter Kiilu whether they had the 'Wiperism' of the party that represents the Kamba people.
I am told some three politicians pity the kamba people for not getting more than two slots in the Jubilee government. I wish to argue that we are comfortable in CORD and do not wish to be swayed into jubilee government whereas we voted unanimously for CORD. I believe the cabinet secretary and former Kitui central MP Kaluki Ngilu understand that she is no longer a politicians and such media reports that she is connected to the grant entry of Nduku in to politics then reminds me that Mutula had a work plan.
On July 22, it would be Kethi Kilonzo’s day to join the long race of being the Future President of the Republic of Kenya as would not only fulfill the dream of many young people who want to take part in the leadership of Kenya as a country. Once again, if it’s not Kethi then its Kethi Kilonzo others don’t really count in the leadership of Makueni County.

NB Any opinion expressed in this article is entirely opinion of Felix Kilonzo and do not represent the opinion of African Perspective or any other party.

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