Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has said the presidency and governorship are very important offices and not everyone can be entrusted to hold them.
In a clear reference to Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu who shifted his base to Kiambu after failing to win Nairobi governor seat in 2013, Kabogo said Kiambu governorship is not for people who were rejected elsewhere.
He added that governorship is not like a cattle dip chairman position, since it has many and serious responsibilities.
"If somebody vies for a cattle dip chairman post in his village and he is rejected then he comes to your village to vie for the same post, would you trust him?" he posed.
He challenged his opponents to talk about their manifestos instead of feeding people with lies about him.
"Those going around telling people I am a criminal should know that I am a parent like them and my children are listening," he said.
He was speaking on Wednesday at Kinoo Polytechnic where he presented a bursary cheque for Kinoo ward.
Kiambu County Education CeC Esther Wanjiru said that a total of Sh180 million will be disbursed for bursaries, with each ward getting Sh2.5 million.
The money will be released in two phases.
Sh1.2 million to be released to each ward in the first phase.
A total of 16,000 students in Kiambu County are expected to benefit from the bursary kitty.
She also announced that Kinoo Polytechnic will receive additional computers next week as the number of students had risen.
Kinoo Member of County Assembly Evanson Kanithi thanked the governor for heeding to the residents' request by building a nursery school at Shauri Yako village.