Young man from Mumias believes his is a neat case of ‘grass to grace’

Newly nominated Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Heritage Rashid Achesa Mohammed

Rashid Mohammed Achesa prefers to be called a village boy. The young man from Shibale, Mumias West, believes his is a neat case of ‘grass to grace’ – the typical tale of a man who rose from being a ‘nobody’, fought hurdles and wiggled himself straight into the Cabinet.

Those close to him have a different description. They call him a shrewd operator. A schemer not afraid of crawling low and going beneath society’s morals to get what he wants. They believe his appointment into the Cabinet is fraudulent. Achesa calls them distractors.