Editor's Review

Pauline Waithira has accused President Ruto of "using" her during the campaigns and "dumping" her after he won the top seat.

Chief Administrative Secretary for ICT Dennis Itumbi now claims that popular Mama Mboga Pauline Waithira received Sh300,000 to stock her shop. 

This comes after Waithira made it to the splash of Daily Nation newspaper accusing President William Ruto of "using and dumping her". 

Waithira was the face of Mama Mboga's philosophy that was the backbone of Ruto's Hustler Nation mantra that he leveraged to seek the presidency.

Appearing on the newspaper headline left many Kenyans castigating the Kenya Kwanza regime for sidelining the very people who worked hard for its formation. 

But Itumbi has dismissed the claim saying the Mama mboga was accorded considerable support for her business.

He went on to say the current regime was supported by millions of Kenyans ostensibly to say she is not the only one who made Ruto the president.

"I have another 6m+ names of hustlers who voted for President William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi - the President has given back through Hustler Fund, Housing, Fertilizer, and UHC is on the course! Above that Shosh Pauline got 300k to stock her kiosk," Itumbi said.

Pauline Waithira, a mama mboga, accompanying President William Ruto, then a presidential candidate, to a presidential debate. FILE

In the newspaper story, Pauline expressed disappointment with the Kenya Kwanza team for sidelining her immediately after they won the presidency.

She says she has been isolated so much so that she was not invited to the swearing of President Ruto in Kasarani.

This is despite the fact that she walked and interacted with President Ruto during the campaigns so much so that she was used to demonstrate millions of Mama Mbogas countrywide.

She said after Ruto took power, she became the laughingstock of her peers who chided her for supporting a regime that has neglected her.