A die-hard supporter of President Uhuru Kenyatta Lydia Gathoni has amazed many Kenyans with her loyalty towards President Uhuru Kenyatta, reports Reuters.
Early Tuesday morning, 102-year old Gathoni made a grand appearance at Nairobi Primary where she is a registered voter, her fingers grasping strong of her ID card.
And before voting began, she murmured a prayer for peace and victory for President Uhuru.
She later opened the whole-day voting process as the first one to cast her ballot at the polling station.
The granny spoke fondly of the President. “Let God share with him the Wisdom of Solomon. Let God prevail. Let God govern the country.”
Born in 1915, she has seen better days with Kenya attaining its independence in 1963 and Mzee Jomo Kenyatta taking the driver’s seat.
She has gracefully aged with the love for Kenyatta’s.
Her son, 70, a retired employee of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) said her mother’s loyalty and love for the Kenyatta family is unrivaled.
“This woman has a loving sense for Kenyatta and his father,” said Simon Gathoni.
Simon said since Uhuru was selected in 2013, his mother has been waking up at 3 am to pray for the second victory for Uhuru.