SPEAKING NOTES DURING THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY AT KENYATTA

STADIUM ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2017
Hon. Lady Justice Lilian Mutende, Cabinet Secretary, Honourable leaders and all
invited guests.
When I was 15 years old, I wrote a poem called River of Life, Thayu. In the poem,
I said that life is like armor, it flows from the mountains, the higher lands and
menders its way to the oceans. As it drifts down, it learns that it is easier to go
around a hill than try to push it aside. However, it never loses focus or gives up
on its journey to the sea.k
Our lives are like that of a river and today is a testament that if you do not lose
focus, if you are committed to a just cause, you will get to your destination.
I am a happy person as I stand here today because God has decided that the
journey continues.
1st Governor to be sworn in MAENDELEO CHAP CHAP.
Thanks to God, my Family Lillian (campaigned hard).
Our children, my parents, sister, relatives, friends, colleagues, supporters by
deed, by mouth support and by prayers.
MAENDELEO CHAP CHAP members, candidates and winners.
I have to admit that this was not an easy contest. It was a competition between
real development liberation and the dark forces of sycophancy and politics of
poverty that have made Africa the poorest continent and the laughing stock of
the rest of the world. As I said after I won, this competition was not between
Wavinya Ndeti and I but between Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka and I. God has made his
choice for the people of Machakos.
I stand here today so proud of my people of Machakos who have shown that they
value their lives and cannot be easily swayed. We have shown that we can
reward hard work and goodness and reject propaganda, hate and old-style
politics.
Our challenges are many and I promise to tackle them.
(a) Employment New City
(b)Water
(c) Roads Saudi Arabia
(d)Electricity transformerJapan
(e) Education Program
2022 Mungu ataamua.
We will transform Machakos from the 3rd world to 1st world.
Kenyans want stability and peace. We must learn to work together and reason
together. We the people of Machakos hatuna saa za kuandamana na kuharibu
mali. Wananchi wanataka ajira na Maendeleo.
Those who lost, life goes on. Ms. Wavinya Ndeti, a leader in her own right, even
though, she was just on pawn in a larger chaos game, she is still my sister njoo
tufanye kazi pamoja.
Integrity and Governance
We must save and utilize the resources we have integrity is important. We have
been able to do more in Machakos because of squeezing every shilling. I will be
re-organizing my Government kama umekuwa ukiiba, anza kuhama. Kenya has a
lot of money.
- Clean people work hard.
Finally, ladies and gentlemen, I congratulate my fellow Governors from all the 47
Counties who were elected. I especially congratulate Governor elect Kivutha
Kibwana and Governor elect Charity Ngilu.
Our Senators starting with Senator Kabaka, our MPs and MCAs
Congratulations. My MCAs wakati wa propaganda umeisha. Msianze kuitwa
Nairobi ndio mmalize Gavana Wenyu hapa.
Let us work together. Let us hold hands together.
Ahsanteni sana na Mungu Awabariki.