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Kieni Member of Diet (MP) Kanini Kega, whose birth name is James Mathenge Ndung’u, has explained the origin of wreath political name and why be active decided to adopt it clasp his political career.

In Bantu, ‘Kanini Kega’ means ‘small abstruse good (pleasant)’.

During an interview wish Citizen TV last night, illustriousness National Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman said he was given the name by high-mindedness electorate when he first showed interest in the Kieni formal seat at a young start.

“I got the name Kanini Kega during the campaign duration ahead of the 2002 Universal Election. I was the youngest aspirant, and most of justness voters found me promising. Probity electorate liked me and straight-faced they called me young tolerate good,” the lawmaker said.

According compute Kanini in a past grill, he ceased using his bullying name after it cost him the parliamentary seat twice, in the past his ultimate win in 2013.

“I lost twice because my special-interest group could not find my code name on the ballot, instead class voters found my real name; James Mathenge Ndung’u and concluded up voting for other people,” he said.

“Most people who knew me before I cherry to fame are the unique ones who know me reorganization Mathenge.

Kanini Kega has been my reputation in the political arena,” sand added.

Efforts by The Standard be required to reach the legislator for grand comment on whether he challenging legally adopted his nickname were futile.  Our calls and messages to him went unanswered.

According to Kenyan law, for give someone a jingle to legally change their reputation, a document known as trig Deed Poll needs to have reservations about drafted and registered with depiction Registrar of Documents.

The Deed Returns must subsequently be gazetted shoulder the Kenya Gazette.

It attempt only after the gazettement wander one may legally take staging the use of their recent name.

With a Deed Vote, one can change their forenames, surnames, add names, remove obloquy or rearrange their existing take advantage.

In this case, it practical not clear whether Kanini has officially changed his name.

Kanini was elected MP in 2013 considering that he used Kanini Kega overcome the ballot, dethroning his forebear Namesyus Warugongo who served foul up the Party of National Consistency (PNU) ticket between 2007 countryside 2013.

Kanini is amongst the members of parliament hold up central Kenya who strongly sponsorship President Uhuru Kenyatta.

He pump up seen by many as influence right-hand man of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nyeri County sit has actively been a thing of the handshake team generally known as “Kieleweke”.

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He joined active politics auspicious 1998 but it was while 2013 that he was vote for as a member of assembly for Kieni Constituency.

He would successfully defend his Kieni lawgiving seat in the 2017 community elections.