Bungoma County is renowned for producing excellent and reputable leadership. Now, more than ever, is the time to reaffirm this longstanding tradition. Therefore, our next senator after the third in command must be a reputable, people-centered leader packaged with experience and maturity.
We surely cannot afford to give the coveted seat to a yes-man. We have to cast our nets deep into the corporate world and beyond for such a leader. We truly need a senator who will keep our able governor in check.
Let me talk briefly about one of the aspirants who presents the best credentials in this race. His name is Prof Stephen Luketero, a professor of Mathematics at the University of Nairobi.
He taught us (a joint class of Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering students) Pure Mathematics in the first year.He’s a jovial don who made learning not only simple but also fun.
When I was elected as the Chairman of NUBSA (UoN Bungoma Students Association), I worked very closely with him, and he was very supportive of the association’s events.
When I graduated, and my first employer asked for a recommendation, he penned a nice letter for me.
Prof Luketero has been very social, supportive, and encouraging to many.
I know several mentees and students who have secured scholarships locally and in foreign universities through his support and guidance.Prof. Stephen Luketero embodies the qualities of leadership that we should aspire to see in our incoming senator. From numerous scholarships to our students at the University of Nairobi to intervening in matters HELB, the good Prof has diligently served our county. And yet, when we’re faced with a choice between the good Prof and others as to who should lead us in the Senate, we make our forefathers frown in their sleep as they watch us contemplate voting known wash wash masterminds and wannabes.
Bungoma has a choice to make; to embrace tested and trusted leadership in Prof. Luketero or to sink down the drains with substandard leadership. Ipso facto, it is no brainer who the people should rally behind.
~ Wakoli Kunani ~
