By Guest reporter
Who will fit the shoes of Dr. Malombe?” That question was posed by Ambassador Jeff, an aspiring MCA candidate for Miambani, in the Kitui Professional Chat WhatsApp group. It stopped the conversation. Because after a governor delivers 1,921 projects, grows revenue, and runs a scandal-free government, the next leader cannot be an experiment.
So Dr Faith Musyoka Media Team went to the ground. We listened in every sub-county. We asked professionals, farmers, boda boda riders, teachers, and youth. The answer was consistent: Dr. Benson Makali Mulu, CBS
Why makali mulu fits the shoes
1. Proven delivery in kitui central
For 15 years as MP, Dr. Makali Mulu turned CDF into classrooms, labs, dormitories, rural roads, and last-mile electricity. No ghost projects. No pending bills. Just verifiable work. If he did that with CDF, Kitui people ask: what will he do with a county budget?
2. Clean hands, clean record
Malombe set a standard of zero scandals. Makali Mulu matches it. In 15 years of public service, he has never been linked to corruption. In 2027, Kitui will not gamble with integrity.
3. National weight for county gain
Malombe stabilized Kitui. The next step is scale. Makali Mulu sits in key budget and planning committees in Parliament. He knows how to lobby for more equitable share, donor funds, and national government projects. He will bring Nairobi to Kitui, not take Kitui to Nairobi.
4. Continuity with ambition
He respects Malombe’s CLIDP model, water investments, and performance contracts. His plan is to protect them and expand:
– From 115 solar boreholes to mega dams for irrigation.
– From 280 agri-preneurs to 5,000 youth in agribusiness and digital jobs.
– From automated primary care to a county referral hospital that ends medical trips to Machakos.
5. Unifier for all 8 sub-counties
From Mwingi North to Kitui South, Makali Mulu is seen as calm, accessible, and tribe-neutral. He listens to technocrats and mwananchi with the same respect. Ambassador Jeff’s question came from Miambani, but the answer echoes in Mutomo, Ikutha, and Tseikuru.
The verdict from kitui
Dr. Malombe showed devolution can work. The shoes he leaves are big. They demand competence, integrity, and vision.
After months of research across Kitui, one name keeps coming up: Dr. Makali Mulu. He has done great in Kitui Central. Kitui is ready to give him the whole county.
2027 is not about replacing Malombe. It is about continuing his work and multiplying it.
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