Who will take over from Nyachae as Gusii Spokesman

Former Cabinet minister and ex-Nyaribari Chache MP, Simeon Nyachae during the requiem mass of the late Internal Security minister George Saitoti in Nairobi on June 15, 2012. [File, Standard]

The Gusii community has remained without a spokesman since the late former Cabinet Secretary Simeon Nyachae left the political scene, with the position remaining unclaimed for several years.

Nyachae, who served as Chief Secretary and Cabinet Minister during the tenure of the late Presidents Daniel arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki, managed to galvanise the community and vied for the presidency during the 2002 General Election on a FORD People party ticket.

In the 2002 General Election, the late Nyachae managed to win 15 parliamentary seats across the country—mainly in Kisii and Nyamira counties—and garnered over 300,000 presidential votes, emerging third behind Kibaki, while former President Uhuru Kenyatta came second.