Peris Tobiko is a true enigma in Kajiado politics. Despite political dramas with Ole Lenku, her brother, Keriako Tobiko and husband Kishanto Ole Suuji, she stands a chance to decide who will be the next Kajiado governor.
Who is Ole Lenku? What are his achievements? What are his shortcomings? And is it really true that he has amassed tracts of innocent people’s land to build palatial homes for his four children?
Most of us know or have heard of street children but have maybe not heard of street cows. According to humanium.org, street children are defined as minors who live and survive on the streets. Street cows on the other hand eat from garbage heaps, cause traffic snarl-ups and break motorists side mirrors in Lang’ata Road.
Lamu’s seafront is beautiful but its rear features donkeys and stray cats rummaging heaps of garbage and footpaths laced with razor blades but with soft paddings of used sanitary pads.
It is not uncommon to see a Maasai man dressed in his traditional attire in major towns selling leather products. This is because their pastoralist life has been greatly affected by climate change brought about by the privatization of land and agriculture thanks to the death of group ranches.
