Its now emerging that President Uhuru Kenyatta may have invoked his presidential powers to let his driver escape a no nonsense traffic police officer who flagged down unmarked car that the president was traveling in.
President Uhuru a well known socialite before ascending to president is said to be traveling around town in unmarked cars whenever he is attending social functions and other family related businesses.
It is obvious Uhuru is a people person unlike his predecessor- the miser Mwai Kibaki who was kept under the crows of first lady Lucy and powerful bureaucrats around the presidency.
Back to the alcohol blow officer:
….it was reported that the overzealous officer tried to stop approaching unmarked car that was apparently carrying the President. The driver attempted to stop when flagged down then tried to drive past, but the officer stood firm forcing the President to roll down the window to identify himself, the officer was perplexed after the president humbly begged that his driver to be allowed to proceed.
“Ni mimi ofisa, fungua (it is me officer, allow us to go),†the President is reported to have begged.
Officer was left frozen and could not even reach for his tools (alcohol blow – test kit) allowing the president’s driver to escape, it is not confirmed the state of the president’s driver BUT most likely he was alcohol free, the traffic officer may have targeted the car because it was unmarked. It is against the law to drive unmarked car, it is obvious the president had committed a traffic!
Well, Kenya Today cannot totally confirm the truthfulness of the story, it may be just another propaganda piece meant to hoodwink Kenyans into not asking tough questions like tribal public appointments, corruption, slumping economy , hunger and rising insecurity!