Comedian and TV personality MC Jessy is set to join the list of celebrities who are angling for elective posts in the 2022 general elections.
The celebrated MC whose real names are Jasper Muthoni will be endorsed on Saturday by the Meru Council of elders, popularly known as Njuri Ncheke.
According to reports, MC Jessy is eying The Imenti South Parliamentary seat where he is expected to battle it out with incumbent Hon Kathuri Murungi.
The seat has also attracted other political heavyweights among them Governor Kiraitu Murungi’s confidant and Meru County Chief of Staff Gideon Kimathi.
Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi is the long-serving former MP in the constituency, has been the South Imenti Mp for over 20 years.
Mc Hessy a father of two will be joining the likes of MC Davidson Ngibuini aka DNG and Phelix Odiwuor aka Jalango who are also going for Woodley and Langata seats respectively in the 2022 elections.
As an avid student of history, politics, and governance, MC Jessy once affirmed that in whatever he does, he wants to be remembered for changing people’s lives, a testimony that he has been nurturing leadership ambitions for a long time.
. “I want to be remembered as someone who impacted people. I want people to say, ‘I met MC Jessy and my life turned around.’ ‘We sat for two minutes and he told me something that changed my life.’’I listened to MC Jessy’s story and I changed my way of living.’ ‘I read his story and my life changed.” he said in an interview with the Standard.
“I am well versed in leadership and African history. I know the history of Kenya before independence. I have read most journals about our president, the deputy president, Kiraitu Murungi our governor (who he says is his very good friend) – like did you know Kiraitu is the only politician who has never lost an election in this country? I research about world leaders – mostly African leaders. I know the histories of Congo, Uganda, South Africa, Libya, Tunisia and others like the back of my hand,” he added.
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