How Kasarani hawker vying as independent candidate beat all odds to win in Uhuru's Gatundu backyard скачать в хорошем качестве

How Kasarani hawker vying as independent candidate beat all odds to win in Uhuru's Gatundu backyard

Upto until 2018, Julius Kahura was a hawker around Kasarani area in Nairobi, selling watches to passersby. He had also worked as an insurance agent before resigning to try another way of making a living. But Kahura had a vision to transform the lives of his people back at home in Gatundu through leadership. He therefore joined politics in 2022, vying as an independent candidate for the Kiganjo ward MCA seat. Kahura who runs a small shop in Mundoro town was a popular name among the electorate as he built a rapport while selling them mandazi on a daily basis. Through this, people knew him and his vision. In a region where outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta comes from, and the UDA and Azimio la Umoja waves commanded say, Kahura beat all odds to emerge the winner. Speaking to Citizen Digital, the MCA-elect narrates what inspired him, how he trounced his moneyed competitors, and what he intends to do to the people of his ward who trusted in his vision.