Martha Karua who is also referred to as ‘the iron lady’ is a fierce politician who against all odds strives to play in the men’s field and isn’t afraid to create a seat for herself at the table. She has been in politics since the 80’s.She was an MP for Gichugu Constituency in Kirinyaga County for quite a long time.
Martha Karua once stormed out of the meeting as the President rose to address the meeting at Moi in Kerugoya stadium.
She was incensed when she was denied a chance to respond to harsh criticism of the opposition by various speakers, some who called for President to be allowed to serve for life. Another MP local MP from the her party, Mr Alfred Nderitu who represents Mwea, also slipped put of the meeting as Ms Karua shook her clenched fist, the symbol of her party, in front of the presidential dais.
Her personality is what earned her the title of ‘iron lady’ especially due to the brave face she wears proudly in the political sphere.
The iron lady who is not shaken by the who is who in the political realm seems to be shaken by Kenyans on twitter who are normally ruthless and inconsiderate of people’s feelings. They can tear you down to the point of no return. Twitter is one of those social media platforms that is not for the fainthearted. It needs thick skin and wit, that is what runs the twitter streets.
Everyone has a bit of wit in them on twitter and last night Martha let her personality come out to play.
“Goodnight tweeps trolls excluded”
But Martha is not easy on tweeps who try to rub her the wrong way, her tackles can leave one fighting for dear life too from embarrassment.
If not for trolls , would twitter be any fun?
With all said and done, Martha Karua remains the foremost iron lady of Kenya’s political story followed by Hon.Charity Ngilu and many others. This new legal battle for the Kirinyaga governorship will be interesting to watch. It would be premature to rule her out in the wake of an emboldened judiciary.