SCREENGRAB OF OL KALOU MP SAMMY NGOTHO ALONGSIDE HIS KIKUYU COUNTERPART KIMANI ICHUNGWAH/PARLIAMENT
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has challenged newly elected Ol Kalou MP Sammy Ngotho to deliver on his promises to constituents, warning that voters will ultimately hold him to account.
Ichung’wah made the remarks on Thursday when Ngotho delivered his maiden speech in Parliament following his election to represent Ol Kalou constituency.
The Kikuyu MP congratulated Ngotho on his maiden address but reminded him that the people who elected him would judge his performance based on what he delivers for the constituency.
"Let me congratulate you and tell you that you have a very short time to serve the people of Ol kalou," he said to him.
Ichung’wah particularly addressed Ngotho’s position on the provision of electricity infrastructure, including transformers, which he said constituents would expect their MP to help deliver regardless of the political interpretation surrounding such projects.
“It may be your position that the people of Ol Kalou, or indeed any part of Kenya are being bribed with transformers, but the same people of Ol Kalou will demand that you deliver power to them and you deliver transformers to them,” Ichung’wah stated.
He said Ngotho's speech, however well prepared, would not replace the need to deliver tangible results for residents.
“So even with a well rehearsed and well written speech, I congratulate you. But may those who wrote it for you also know that the people will hold you to account, my brother,” he said.
Ichung’wah’s remarks came as Ngotho formally addressed the National Assembly for the first time since being elected to the Ol Kalou parliamentary seat.
The exchange highlighted the expectations facing the newly elected legislator as he begins his tenure, with Ichung’wah urging him to translate his commitments into action.
The Majority Leader also pointed to his personal connections to Ol Kalou, saying he had relatives in the constituency and was therefore familiar with the area and its people.
“You will remember me in Ngotho because I know I have relatives in all Ol Kalou and he knows many of my relatives in that constituency,” Ichung’wah said.
Ngotho, in his maiden address, thanked the people who supported his election and those who stood with him during the campaign.
He pledged to work for the constituency and to represent their interests in Parliament.
His election marked a new chapter in the representation of Ol Kalou, with the MP now expected to take up his legislative and oversight responsibilities in the National Assembly.
