There was a time Evans Kidero was seen as a new beginning for the Luo community. He looked the part calm, clean, professional, and promising. People thought he was different from the usual political crowd. He spoke like a reformer, someone ready to lift the youth and clean up politics.
But what looked like promise has now turned into bitter regret. The same man who was once hailed as a visionary is now better known for scandal, failure, and deep betrayal of public trust.
Screenshot from a section of Omondi,s Facebook post.
His record speaks for itself. At Mumias Sugar, Kidero oversaw one of Kenya’s worst corporate disasters. Billions disappeared under his leadership, farmers were abandoned, and jobs were lost. Instead of answers, Kenyans were left with silence and a company in ruins. Then came his time as Nairobi Governor. People hoped he would turn the capital around. Instead, it became a playground of impunity. Corruption thrived, services collapsed, and the city sunk deeper into mismanagement. It was no different from Mumias another office, same story. Now at the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC), the cycle of greed and nepotism has picked up right where it left off. And this time, it’s not just quiet whispers.
Omondi Nyangla, who is familiar with the goings-on, took to Facebook with a hard-hitting post exposing how Kidero is once again turning a public institution into a family affair.
Nyangla’s post sparked public attention, shining a spotlight on what many insiders already knew but feared to say aloud.
Kidero has reportedly installed his son, Roney Kidero, and his cousin, Evance Ochieng’, in powerful positions at KNTC’s headquarters in Industrial Area. Their offices sit right next to the boardroom a symbol of how deep family influence now runs within a national corporation.
This isn’t public service. It’s naked power consolidation. It’s nepotism repackaged in modern suits, playing out the same tired script that ruined Mumias and paralysed Nairobi.
Even more worrying is the silence from KNTC Managing Director Lucy Anangwe. With complaints piling up, her failure to act raises serious questions. Is she complicit or just too afraid to confront the rot? Either way, she’s part of the problem now.
Kidero is not just a man who lost his way. He is now a symbol of what’s wrong with Kenya’s leadership leaders who turn institutions into private estates, who reward relatives while the public suffers.
From Mumias to City Hall to KNTC, his record is one long, shameful repetition. The message from Omondi Nyangla and many others is now loud and clear: enough is enough. Kenya deserves better than recycled betrayal dressed up as leadership.
