Drama was witnessed at the County Assembly of Nakuru on Wednesday October 14, 2026 when Elementaita MCA George Nene shed tears while contributing to the censure motion against Roads Chief Officer Ken Mungai.
The youngest MCA went emotional recalling how the poor state of roads in his Ward was negatively impacting his re-election come 2027.
While admitting that indeed his Ward had seen some grading of roads, MCA Nene maintained that more was to be done.
He revealed that it was difficult to convince his electorates for his re-election while the roads were in poor state.
According to the MCA, in the last financial Year during public participation a total sh 12 million was allocated for the maintenance of roads in Elementaita Ward, but only sh 4 million was used for grading and murruming of roads in Kiptangwanyi, Jogoo, and Miti Mingi.
The emotional MCA told the County Assembly that his election in 2022 was a favour given by the electorates as he had no financial muscles.
He was however quick to point out that failure by the Roads docket to work on roads in the area was limiting his re-election.
MCA Nene even went ahead to point out that the former MCA Musa Ndungu is currently doing grading of roads, and wondered where the former was getting the graders.
At one particular moment, MCA Nene revealed to members that he has had his firstborn child who is still breastfeeding, adding that it will be shame for him to be sent home via ballot in 2027 at only 28 years due to the incompetence of some officers within the Roads docket.
“For those who know me well, I have just had my firstborn child and infact still breastfeeding. If the people send me home in 2027 because of the issue of roads, then I will be going home at 28 years,” stated the MCA as he took his seat while shedding tears.
His actions on the floor of the house elicited mixed reactions among colleagues, calling for the Speaker’s intervention.
Nene is the current Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Elementaita Ward in Nakuru County, Kenya.
He won the August 9, 2022 General Election on a Safina Party ticket, garnering 4,310 votes.
Nene defeated the then incumbent Nakuru County Assembly Majority Leader and UDA candidate Moses Ndung’u (who received 4,285 votes).
At the time of his historic 2022 election, he was a 22-year-old fourth-year student at Egerton University.
His campaign strategy was that of running a low-budget grassroots campaign.
He initially walked or used a bicycle, then relied on a borrowed donkey, an animal-drawn cart (mkokoteni) fitted with a public address system and generator, and community support.
