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Mutua opens Maendeleo Chap Chap office in Nairobi

A song perhaps intended to reflect the national outlook of the recently launched Maendeleo Chap Chap Movement.

READ: Mutua launches movement for political, economic transformation

Once the singing was done, the ribbon cut, Mutua launched into his speech; beginning by apologising for the absence of Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero whom he said had returned from an oversees trip the day before but advised him to “feel free” on his turf.

The largely female crowd could be explained by the presence of Maendeleo ya Wanawake Chair Rahab Muilu’s who flanked Mutua.

As he did during the Maendeleo Chap Chap launch held in Machakos a few days earlier, Mutua spoke of the need for Kenya’s leaders to reach across the political divide and work together to eradicate poverty.

He spoke of his vision of a Kenya where politicians didn’t spend the entire time between elections campaigning; a tomorrow where they didn’t pull each other down and instead worked to pull Kenyans up out of the mire of despair.

“Inawezekana na itawezekana,” he kept repeating in a slogan reminiscent of US President Barack Obama’s campaign slogan, “yes we can.”

So it was not surprising when Mutua went ahead to imitate Obama’s accent when he quoted remarks he made on his last visit to Kenya in July.

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His speech done, Mutua fell back into the habits of a former Government Spokesman and director; taking on the role of Master of Ceremony, he went ahead to invite those who’d accompanied him to give their remarks, instructing them to speak into the microphones and directing them to look in the direction of the cameras.

His guests who included Makueni MP Regina Kilome, Makueni County Assembly speaker Stephen Ngelu and former Machakos MP Victor Munyaka took to the microphone one by one as directed and endorsed the Maendeleo Chap Chap Movement.

A Movement, they said, long overdue.

Mutua had given each two minutes and he made sure they kept time before delivering his closing remarks. The Maendeleo Chap Chap Movement, he’d made clear when he first took to the microphone, was after all about doing things right and it was time Kenya finally got things right.

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