Nyeri senatorial aspirant Nick Mararo has received backing from a local farmer who says voters should look at what individual leaders can deliver instead of choosing candidates simply because they belong to one political party.
On Monday, September 28, 2026, Mararo shared a video of Madam Wabadi from Mbiriri, Kabaru, speaking during a recent Farmers Expo at Jubilee Farm in Narumoru. Mararo has previously attended farmer engagements in the area where agriculture and improving productivity have featured in his political messaging.
In the video, Wabadi says she supports Mararo and wants other Nyeri residents to consider individual candidates when deciding who to elect.
She argues that the days when voters were expected to choose one political party from MCA to president ended with KANU.
Nyeri Senator aspirant Nick Mararo during a past event. Photo/https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552174475636
Farmer backs Mararo
Wabadi uses potato farming to explain her political choice.
She compares the productivity of different potato varieties, saying farmers naturally choose varieties that give them better yields.
Mararo says the comparison caught his attention because Wabadi linked the “humba thuti” potato variety with the “Eunica” or “Ka Nick” variety.
“This video featuring Madam Wabadi of Mbiriri, Kabaru, was my highlight. Apparently, the ‘humba thuti’ potato variety is not giving as much yields as the ‘Eunica’ or Ka Nick species therefore drawing a wonderful comparison of their yields and drawing parallels to the political landscape whereby leaders will be elected based on their ‘yields’,” Mararo said.
He also thanked farmers and organisers of the expo for bringing agricultural stakeholders together.
A farmer from mbiriri endorses Nick Mararo. Photo/Screengrab by Kenya Digest
Focus on results
Mararo says the lesson from the farmer is that leadership should be assessed using results.
“Just as farmers assess varieties by their productivity, leadership too must ultimately be judged by its yields and tangible results for the people. A powerful lesson from the farm to the ballot. Asanteni!,” Mararo said.
Agriculture has increasingly featured in Mararo’s engagements in Nyeri, with previous farmer meetings focusing on productivity, access to inputs, markets and agricultural knowledge.
Mararo is seeking the Nyeri Senate seat in the 2027 General Election on a Jubilee Party ticket.
The farmer’s remarks add to the political conversations taking shape in Nyeri as residents begin weighing candidates, party affiliations and individual records ahead of the election.