Enter Babayao as monikers become vote hunting tools
Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu addresses mourners at the funeral ceremony of John Baptista Mugecha at Gichira stadium in Nyeri on January 18, 2017. He has now formally adopted the nickname Babayao. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Mr Waititu joins several other politicians who have recently adopted nicknames to endear themselves to the voters.
Former Kipkelion MP Magerer Lang’at changed to Magerer Lang’at Jonathan Kiprono from Lang’at Jonathan Kiprono.
Kabete Member of Parliament Ferdinand Waititu has formally adopted his nickname Babayao, joining a league of politicians known by monikers rather than their real names.
In a notice published in the Kenya Gazette on Friday, Mr Waititu declared that his full name would henceforth include Babayao as surname — an inclusion made after nearly six years as a nickname he earned throwing stones at alleged land grabbers while the Embakasi MP.
