Brian Mutiga, a former Member of County Assembly (MCA) aspirant expressed his shock on Saturday after his constituents, who failed to vote for him in the last general election invited him for a fundraiser.
Mutiga in the 2022 general election vied unsuccessfully for the Kianjai Ward Representative in Meru County.
At some of the polling stations, he received zero votes despite aligning himself with President William Ruto who was the popular candidate for the country's top seat in the region.
“There is this polling station where I received zero votes and they are inviting me for a fundraiser as a chief guest,” the politician said in a statement.
“I am having mixed reactions about this invitation considering the fact that nobody saw it right to vote for me.”
In his statement, the politician questioned why, despite the area having 500 registered voters, no one saw it fit to elect him.
Nonetheless, his followers advised him to attend anyway, as a way to demonstrate leadership. Many opined that the invitation was an indication of locals reaching out to him because the incumbent is not delivering.
As such, he was advised to use the opportunity to campaign for the 2027 general election.
He was further advised to attend since whether he attended or not, the event would proceed anyway and the targets met.
“I will be going, to also have a deep conversation with them,” he finally decided, adding that he would ask his constituents hard questions on why they did not vote for him.
In 2013, an almost similar incident happened in Nyandarua County where former Kipipiri Member of Parliament Amos Kimunya wrote a thankless note after losing elections.
In the letter, Kimunya accused the electorate of not being appreciative of all the good deeds he had done for them.
