Saumu Mbuvi, the daughter of former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko Mbuvi, has declared that she is following her father’s footsteps by joining politics. In an interview, the mother of two revealed that she would soon be officially announcing her candidature for the Nairobi Woman representative seat in the coming general elections.
Revealing this, Saumu disclosed that her dad, the former governor, is a good father. She added that he has taught and equipped her with what it takes to try her luck in politics.
“I want to join politics like my dad. Actually, I will vie for woman representative the next General Election,” she said in part. “He is a father and a good dad,” she continued.
According to Saumu, one of her driving forces is the fear of being broke. This pressure is especially strong now that she is a politician’s child. Her sentiments hint at the possibility of being under pressure to succeed due to her background.
“As a politician’s child, I fear being broke. That is why I am working so hard every day,” she added.
Should Saumu be elected as the Nairobi woman representative in 2022, she revealed her passion for mental health. She will champion for it to be taught in schools.
“I will make sure mental health is taught in all schools,” she said. “We do not want to have these cases of children killing parents or each other.”
Her second priority is to ensure that school-going girls have free access to sanitary towels. Saumu strongly believes that no schoolgirl should miss her classes simply because she could not afford the sanitary towels.
“Sanitary pads have to be given out for free. I will basically do things that will be of help to the girls, which will be a good thing,” she added.
Last week, Saumu revealed that she had cleared her social media posts to prepare for the big announcement.
In a post on social media, she explained that this move and her decision to change her mobile number were necessary. She stated it was part of rebranding.
“(I) got so many DM’s why I deleted my pictures, (and) changed my number. I’m just preparing for a major dedication. Thanks to all who have supported me in this. God bless,” she wrote.
The move comes a month after she broke up with her baby daddy, Lamu senator Anwar Loitiptip.
By Davis Muli
Source-https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/
