– The newly crowned Miss Machakos county has been attacked after winning a contest in Kamba-land despite hailing from a different ethnicity
A 21-year-old Karen Nkatha Muriithi beat 11 other contestants to win the hotly contested,Miss Machakos pageant. The pageant was held over the weekend and saw among others , the Machakos governor’s wife who crowned the winner.
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TUKO.co.ke has learnt that the judges had a hard time deciding the overall winner from the top three. The overall winner, Muriithi has come under attack on social media for the simple reason that she is not Kamba.
Ann Mbula and Tabitha Kimeu were the first and second runners up respectively. The two who did not clinch the win had been vouched to win and were the favorite of the majority. The judges on the other hand, had a different idea.
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The winner was crowned by Lilian Ng’ang’a who also handed to the winner, a cheque of KSh 100,000. Ann Mbula and Tabitha Kimeu won KSh 50,000 and KSh 25,000 respectively.
The winner will be flying the Machakos flag at the county and National level. A fact that seems to have raised dust especially with the thought that she is not Kamba.
All Miss counties in Kenya belong to a particular ethnicity dictated by the population of the particular county. Say for example, Miss Nyamira county will be from the Abagusii while Miss Tharaka Nithi will be as expected, from the Ameru community.
“I really never saw this coming. I congratulate all the rest as I celebrate this win,” Muriithi said after winning as quoted by the Standard. I know the challenge has been bestowed upon me to carry the flag high for Machakos County as we look forward to the national competition. I will not let Machakos down,”
Lilian Ng’ang’a- Alfred Mutua’s wife who was the guest of honor at the Miss Machakos pageant. Image: Nairobiwire
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Winner, Miss Machakos county shortly after being crowned winner. She
was flanked on the side by the governor’s wife and the second runners
up. Image: Nairobiwire
The elated 2016’s winner of the Machako’s pageant beams as she is congratulated by the first lady, Machakos county
Miss Machakos 2016 had been hyped weeks before the D-day. It did not disappoint despite the rains that continued throughout the night. The county is looking to empower young people as part of the plans in Machakos the most successful county in Kenya.
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