In 1998, former Kitui West lawmaker Francis Nyenze stepped into parliament as the new lawmaker and beside him was his newly assigned Administration Officer bodyguard Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai, current MP for the constituency right opposite, Kitui East.
Mbai's daily routine included escorting the departed lawmaker from his home to Parliament and other designated places in line with his cabinet ministerial duties.
At times it entailed waiting for long hours in the car as the leader engaged his colleagues in closed-door meetings and deliberations.
All this time, however, Mbai admired his boss and was keenly emulating him and it paid off in the concluded August 8 poll when both were elected as lawmakers in the 12th parliament.
He was shifted to protect current Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua following his appointment as Government Spokesman when Nyenze lost his seat in 2002, serving in his new post for ten years.
In 2013, he resigned from the force to take over as Mutua's Chief Officer in charge of decentralized units and agriculture and used the time to pave way for his candidature in the following polls.
Mbai beat all odds to secure the seat on a Jubilee Party ticket in an area deemed Wiper party stronghold, garnering 14, 265 votes to beat his closest challenger Miltonic Kitute of the Narc Party who got 10, 899 votes.
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