Renowned Kenyan television journalist Mike Njenga has officially declared his intention to vie for the Kabete Parliamentary seat in the 2027 General Election.
Njenga, who is expected to run on a Jubilee Party ticket, is seeking to replace incumbent MP Githua Wamacukuru, whose second term concludes next year.
Speaking at Valence School in Kabete during a ceremony for parents and newly graduated initiates—who had completed traditional Kikuyu rites of passage administered by Kiama Kiama elders—the seasoned broadcaster stated that the constituency urgently needs quality leadership to drive meaningful transformation.
Njenga lamented that Kabete has become a shadow of its former self, recalling its prestigious political heritage under past leaders such as former Attorney General Charles Njonjo, senior counsel and multiparty democracy crusader Paul Muite (founder of the Safina Party), and Lewis Nguyai.
He criticized the sluggish pace of development in the area, noting the irony given its strategic location less than 10 kilometers from Nairobi.
Drawing inspiration from the initiates’ cohort name, Wendani (loosely translating to “love”), Njenga urged the young men to uphold the values and counsel imparted to them during their seclusion at the initiation center.
He also challenged parents to be mindful of how they relate to their children, pointing out that today’s youth belong to a far more enlightened and tech-savvy generation.
During the ceremony Kikuyu Elders led by Kiambu County Kiama Kiama Chairman Shamte Munyua hailed Njenga’s resilience urging him not to relent on his quest for the seat.
” You have been very supportive to our course of bringing the culture in Kikuyu community together and we promise to retaliate the same” Mr Munyua said.
