Kihika asks Njoro residents to help her break gubernatorial 'one-term curse'

Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika seems to have softly launched her campaign, now seeking to be the first Governor to serve two terms.

Her predecessors, despite their track records, were voted out after one term. It is now Kihika’s turn to see if she can break this ‘curse’.

Kihika, clearly aware of the pattern, is back on stage, mic in hand, selling her performance and making her intentions clear, making a case with the energy of someone who know being voted out in 2027 isn’t just a joke, but Nakuru’s default setting.

At a recent economic empowerment event in Njoro, Kihika mentioned how several leaders across the county have gone for more than one term, mostly the MPs.

“I noticed something, Gikaria has done three terms in Nakuru East, and leaders like Gathambi (Njoro), Liza Chelule (Woman rep), Cheboi (Kuresoi North), Jayne Kihara (Naivasha), Wangari (Gilgil), and Gachobe (Subukia) have all been given two,” she quipped, asking the crowd to shift the optics this round.

“Mbona mnaeka governor term moja alafu munamuambia aende nyumbani?  Si round hii mnishikilie na mimi niendelee kuwafanyia kazi?” she asked, before proceeding to list several projects she has done.

Because apparently, everyone else gets a refill, but the governor’s glass comes labelled ‘1*1’ with that bad handwriting doctors do.

But politics, like fashion trends, rarely makes sense. And in Nakuru, it seems the governor’s seat comes with a silent expiry date—and a standing ovation only when you’re walking out.

Still, if this county has made one-termers its thing, Kihika is out to test whether it’s law... or just vibes.