~Behind every successful enterprise, there is a woman behind it ~ author unknown.
The Wangamati administration boasts of this hardworking lady Madam Carolyne Buyela aka Omukoko Silundu. For starters, Silundu is that place in the back yard where your vegetable issues are easily sorted.
When read together, Omukoko silundu therefore loosely translate to ‘the one who sorts your vegetable issues(not to be mistaken for the mean looking mama mbogas of Bungoma town)
Well, Omukoko Silundu the Disaster management boss at Bungoma county is loved and hated in equal measure. Those who have crossed her parts have lived to tell a tale. She is so powerful that even Mcas talk about her in whispers.
An Mca who did not wish to be named had this to say about her.
“Omukoko Silundu (Caro Buyela) has not only the governor’s ear but she has his eyes, nose and everything” the mca said.
We further sought to understand the import of the statement but the member was so uncomfortable divulging more for reasons unknown to us.
Currently, Bungoma county is engulfed in several scandals ranging from irregular tender awards, unsurrendered imprest to the most recent jericans scandal. (10k per jerrican)
Take for instance covid 19 monies have been misappropriated and covid 19 being a pandemic and therefore a disaster, Omukoko Silundu’s docket was directly involved in procurement and overseeing prudent use of the funds.
Going by the allegations flying around, Governor Wangamati and her majesty Omukoko Silundu may not escape the chop soon.
An entire assembly is united in cleaning the rot in a county smarting from the @100k wheelbarrow under former governor.
Word around has it that Carolyne Buyela is angling to replace Hon Wambilianga as Bungoma county women rep in the coming election. Could pacified, hostile takeover by Eseli Simiyu and Wafula Wamunyinyi flanked by Wycliffe Wangamati be a prelude to the big leap politically for her?
Whichever way you look at it, Omukoko Silundu remains the only real woman in Wangamati’s administration, Mrs fix it.
