Why Kenyan Politicians Never Use Their Own Money to Campaign

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If you are rich, why would you ask other people to pay for your campaign? This question confuses many ordinary Kenyans.

Ann Waiguru was not a poor person before 2017. She had worked in high offices in Nairobi. She had earned a good salary. So why did her Kirinyaga campaign look like it was funded by invisible giants?

Chris Kariuki Kumekucha gives a clear answer in this video. Politicians who know the game never use their own money. It is a fast road to poverty.

Campaigns in Kenya eat money every hour. You must pay agents, drivers, fuel, food, posters, t-shirts, public address systems, social media teams, opinion polls, and handouts. For a governor race, the total can run into hundreds of millions. Even a millionaire can be finished in weeks.

Smart politicians look for sponsors. Sponsors are businessmen, tender cartels, and political groups who have interests in that county or ministry. They give you money now. You give them protection later.

That is normal in many countries. Even in America, oil companies and big firms support candidates whose policies will help them. Candidates even design their promises to attract such money.

But in Kenya, the price is heavier. The voter is the loser. Once the sponsor's candidate wins, service delivery stops. All energy goes to repaying the debt through contracts and jobs.

In Kirinyaga in 2017, this pattern was clear to see. One candidate had sponsor money flowing like a river. The other candidate, Martha Karua, had no such river because she was not ready to promise tenders in return.

Who were Waiguru's sponsors? Why did they trust her and not Karua? The video touches a secret that cannot be written in a blog post.

If you have ever wondered why your leader changes after winning, this video will open your eyes. Click play on the video attached to this page and hear the part YouTube was not allowed to carry.

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