There’s a saying that how a man handles small responsibilities tells you everything about how he’ll handle big ones. If the allegations swirling around Kiminini MP aspirant Erick Wanyama are true, Kiminini voters have been handed a preview — and it isn’t flattering.
According to management at Kindaruma Homes in Kilimani, Wanyama booked an apartment, stayed several days with company, and left behind an unpaid bill allegedly running north of one hundred thousand shillings. Instead of settling it, he’s accused of doing something far more telling: promising he was “coming back,” then vanishing. His clothes, shoes, and personal effects reportedly still sit in the apartment. His phone, management says, has gone quiet for nearly a week.
If this account holds up, it isn’t just an embarrassing personal episode — it’s a character reference. Politics runs on trust. Voters hand aspirants access to budgets, public contracts, and community resources based on a simple bet: that the person is honest, accountable, and follows through on commitments. An aspirant who allegedly can’t settle a hotel bill without ghosting the people owed money is asking Kiminini to make that bet blind.
To be fair, allegations are not proof. Wanyama deserves the chance to respond, settle the matter, or clear his name — and if he does, this story should be updated accordingly. But the silence so far speaks almost as loudly as the accusation itself.
Come 2027, Kiminini residents will be choosing someone to represent their interests and, by extension, handle resources far larger than an apartment bill. Before they cast that vote, they might reasonably ask: if the bill is true, when does Erick Wanyama plan on paying it — and who else has he left waiting?
