That former Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua is a powerful man at the presidency is no longer in doubt.
Far from the believe that a State House controller is an errand boy in charge of the president's diary, Mbugua is the man calling shots at the house on the hill.
On Madaraka Day, Nakuru was excited after its son Mike Gitone was handed the big role of 'mceeing' the event.
Gitone was the chief of protocol and personal assistance to Kinuthia Mbugua during his heydays as the Nakuru county boss.
That he was able to influence his man to be the master of ceremony during such a national event speaks volumes of who Kinuthia Mbugua is at the presidency.