By MWINGI TIMES CORRESPONDENT
An education investor has reignited calls to create Mwingi county upon being elected as senator in 2027. Mr Muinde Mutukaa who owns both Mwingi Teachers' College and By-Grace Academy said he will ensure that Mwingi county is hived from the larger Kitui county where it belongs.
"Since I come from Mwingi region, I will push relentlessly to ensure Mwingi gets its own county. That will ensure the people of Mwingi benefit much more from devolution resources", said Mr Mutukaa.
Mutukaa unsuccessfully ran for Kitui Senatorial senator which was won by Wiper party's Enoch Wambua. Wambua is currently campaigning to run for governor seat.
In 2022 general elections, Mutukaa was the third after both Enoch Wambua and Stephen Kilonzo [UDA]. Wambua emerged victorious with 191,317 votes. Kilonzo had 49,054 votes while Mutukaa had 32,205 votes.
The veteran educationist said he was aware of Mwingi region being shortchanged on matters development and will rectify that once he is voted in. "I am aware that Mwingi region has always been short-changed in terms of development but the scenario is bound to change once I become senator in 2027", said Mutukaa.
He was speaking during a burial or Mzee Shadrack Kathanzu, a traditional medicine man who died at 102 years of age. Mwingi North MP Paul Nzengu also graced the ceremony held at Itivanzou village.
In 2021, the clamour for creating more electoral units failed under the popular Building Bridges Initiative where 70 new electoral units were to be created. They were part of recommendations of handshake between the then president Uhuru Kenyatta and the late former prime minister Raila Odinga.
Since promulgating new constitution in 2010, no new counties were ever created . Kenya has 47 counties. Mwingi was part of 10 counties to be created if a push by 25 MPs had succeeded. Others were Kuria, Teso, Mt Elgon, Gucha, Suba, Ijara, Nakuru West, Wajir South and Nyambene.
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