Eleventh hour for Nandi Senator, Stephen Sang

Nandi, the source of champions. A county full of potential and hopes for the future generations. This mother county is a home to world's great sportsmen and women. Nandi people are generous, friendly, hardworking, and brilliant and yes; gather all virtues and privileges into the later bag of words, then eliminate all evil and handicap and what remains is Nandi.  Welcome to Kaburwo.

The season of politricks is here again and one of the cardinal rules when a smart politician moves an agenda is "don't let yourself be interrupted." The pundit will always want the constestant to come across as strong and to (respectfully) set the boundaries for the rest of the contestants.

Would Senator Stephen Sang be playing a safe game from the backdoor? Close sources indicate that he will be vying for governorship yet he has not come out concerning the matter. Is he fully committed to the course or he is testing the waters with one foot? It will absolutely be murkier with time as all the bigwigs have immersed themselves into the Nandi gubernatorial dam and are silently floating like hippos while calculating their next moves prior to campaign time.

Among those eyeing the gubernatorial seat is the incumbent Dr. Cleophas Lagat, the acclaimed Henry Kosgei and little known Felix Koskei who sparked mild fame with a "kula nyama" scandal involving French fries (potatoes) at the ministry of agriculture. Real heavyweights.

An educated guess will reveal to you that Senator Sang is tactically avoiding interruptions by continuously mingling with the electorate while executing his mandate as a senator and at the same time laying ground for the events to come. It works like charm. By so doing, the electorate will have an ample time to consume his ideologies without drifting towards gauging him against the other "standing governors". Soon the masses will be titillated by Sang's message. And they will own the message. And they will own him. And they will associate with him. And prefer him. And front him. And he will declare his interest. And they will elect him!!

History has it that a few but notable Kenyan politicians have been able to maneuver their way through thickets to an extent of rendering the once upon a time gurus into gimcrack political toy handlers. Talk about the evanescence of Kipruto Kirwa, the sublimation of Kipkorir Arap Sambu, and the transmutation of Stephen Kipkiyeny Arap Tarus among others. The mystery is; it is hardly predictable which side of the loaf will touch down the first. And as Nandi saying goes "The tree's shade shall always make a comeback”, we are a few days away from experiencing dramatic wobbles amongst the political class. It happens when a people is fed up with some people. What remains for us to see is if the old guard will be able woe voters by digging deep into the fortune gourd, or are the residents satisfied with Dr.Cleophas Lagat's government, or whether the potatoes’ whiff is enticing.

 For now, let the deck of cards gyrate. Ours is to sit back and watch till the moment of truth ensues.