TALK about being a man of the people. Madi Okollo County MP knows that if you want to retain your seat in the Parliament, it pays to take the phrase literally.

That is what the top Forum for Democratic Change politician did on Tuesday when he went to see his constituents.

He abandoned his Toyota Land Cruiser to walk with his constituents and with a black polythene bag (kaveera) not a briefcase.

When our astounded scouts asked the MP what had befallen him, the legislator, flanked by ‘hungry’ constituents, replied that he needed some exercise.