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Embu governor, Cecily Mbarire, warned no one should take her “hivi hivi,” when she delivered her Madaraka Day address in Embu. With every hair in place, the calm lady delivered a diatribe that dipped in and out political innuendo, switched from English to Kiswahili and Kiembu and back, all in under three minutes!
She issued and retracted threats, cajoled her enthused crowd for support, then restated her firm standpoint as a regional power baroness. Hear her: “Mimi mnajua mimi ni chairperson wa UDA party,” she started, wagging a finger. It was an interesting introduction, given this was a national event, not a party affair. But this was a firm self-introduction. She is, indeed, the chairperson of the ruling party, UDA.
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