04/02/2024
There is a Malawian proverb that says that a quarrelsome chief does not hold a village together. The continued conflict between Hon Mary Maingi and other leaders and civil servants in Mwea is almost painful to see. The disillusionment by Mwea people with her leadership barely an year after being swept to power miraculously by party euphoria is a shock, to say the very least.
If the trend continues, and if Hon Mary Maingi and her people continue responding to public disillusionment and anger over misuse of NGCDF money, stalling of national government projects, failure to give bursaries, primitive accumulation of wealth by her close allies and so on, with contempt, diversionary tactics, blame gaming and arrogant threats, God knows what won't happen.
The tendency by Hon Mary Maingi to invoke the name of the president whenever she wants to take credit for the achievements of other leaders and to fight leaders and civil servants who outsmart her in delivering to the people of Mwea makes Mwea people feel that they are being played for fools. But, Mwea people are not fools to see that people like DP Rigathi Gachagua (whom the MP is on record asking President Ruto to replace with Gov Waiguru or herself), Senator Murango, Hon Kabinga, MIS Manager Innocent Ariemba, IWUA chairman Mr. Chege, targeted Ngurubani businessmen and so on whom the MP has made a habit to fight have only been doing what they are supposed to do to advance the well-being of Mwea people. But even if Hon Mary Maingi thinks believes Mwea people are fools, let her be reminded that, even fools don't like to be played for fools.
Continued fighting with people who are not fighting her but playing their part in the transformation of Mwea has cemented the perception, in some quarters, that Hon Mary Maingi and team has no clue what they are doing.
An excess of politics rather than being seen to be working, publicity stunts and a disrespect for the general intelligence of Mwea people
Courtesy Mathani wa Kaboi