A Mombasa Member of County Assembly MCA who resembles Tanzania President Suluhu Samia has said she seeks to know if they could be related and if their fathers could have crossed the border and left a seed.
Mwaka Bakari similarity with the Tanzanian presidents is unmistakable as she could easily pass for her twin sister.
The resemblance lies in their physique, facial structure and eyes as seen in images widely shared on social media.
The 56 years old MCA for Timbwani Ward, Likoni Constituency told the Nairobian she will be inquiring if his late father crossed to Tanzania or Suluhu’s father might have crossed over and left a seed.
The MCA said she will also inquire if his father had a family in Tanzania or if she has any routes in the neighbouring country.
Mwaka said she would have loved to ask her late parents about the resemblance only if they were still alive.
The MCA said she has received numerous calls from her friends, relatives and constituents who are asking if she is related to the Tanzanian president.
“I was surprised when images and messages flocked to my inbox with people I don’t know and friends telling me that I resemble the Tanzanian vice president Suluhu Hassan,” she said.
The first time MCA who is also Vice-Chair transport in the County Assembly said she would love to understand her resemblance with Sululu.
Mwaka however admitted that she has no knowledge of any existing family ties with the Tanzanian president or if she has relatives in Tanzania.
Mwaka said she was born in Majengo, Mombasa but later relocated to Likoni with her family.
The MCA, a trained Early Childhood Development ECD teacher said she dropped out of school in standard seven but she later joined secondary school but dropped out again in form two after she became pregnant.
She admitted to never meeting Suluhu or her family but said if she gets a chance, she will ask Madam President about their resemblance.
“I have received overwhelming images and messages about my resemblance with President Suluhu. Maybe if my parents were still alive I would have asked them but I will try my best to find out,’’ she said.
She said people in her locality now refer to her as Suluhu.
Mwaka said she will be happy to meet with Suluhu and her parents one day in quest of finding the truth behind their resemblance.
The MCA said she has become famous overnight and has been receiving visitors at her home.
Apart from resembling Suluhu, Mwaka is known for her efforts in fighting crime and rehabilitation of youths caught up in criminal gangs.
Coming from a constituency known for machete-wielding criminals like Wakali Kwanza and Wakali Wao, Mwaka said that she has tried rescuing young boys from the gangs.
Mwaka said she has so far rescued five youths from the Wakali Wao gang and helped them reform by enrolling them on school.
“Two of the boys are now in university while the other three are running poultry farming project in Likoni,” said Mwaka.
She said her friends, relatives and her constituents flooded her inbox with images and messages mocking her how she resembles the new President.
‘’You are announcing the death of Maghufuli Madam Samia,’’ a text reads.
“Is it your father who crossed to Tanzania or it is Samia’s father who crossed to Mombasa,’’ another text read.
Mwaka joined politics in 2013 but succeeded as an MCA in 2017 when she won the Timbwani seat.
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