Exploring Kenya can be fun and fascinating. Last month, I visited Ithanga, the last frontier of Murang’a County bordering Machakos County. It sounds far, but it’s only 90km southwest of Nairobi.

One night in October 2007, Mr Samuel Gitau had retired to his home after gruelling campaigns for that year’s General Election in which he was vying to become Ithanga councillor.Three months to ...