Oscar Sudi is the current Member of Parliament for Kapseret Constituency, Uasin Gishu County.
Since joining politics, the outspoken MP has been making headlines over his rise to the top which has always been a subject of discussion.
Sudi has also been highly featured in local news publications over his political statements which often stir mixed reactions.
While most people continue to question his wealth acquisition and education qualifications among other personal stuff, the MP recently laid bare his journey from being a mere matatu conductor to dining with the President.
Here is his story as told by WoK.
In an interview with Dr King’ori on the Wicked Edition, Sudi revealed that he started doing business while he was in primary school.
He claimed that he would sell fruits to students during short breaks the scones and sweets during lunch time.
During weekends, he would go to a field where charcoal was being produced and get the remains which he would then sell afterwards.
Having been brought up in a humble background, the MP said he was determined to live a good life, this the decision to start working early.
“I had made plans for myself, so when we talk about business, I started doing business while in primary school,” Sudi said.
During long holidays, Sudi said, he would help his father sell fruits by the roadside and in the process interacting with matatu operators.
“It is while going to town on regular basis when I developed an interest in matatus; sometimes I would chip in and help the drivers when conductors were yet to resume work,” he said.
Shortly after, the MP started working at the matatu stage on Sundays since the conductors were having their off day.
Having built a friendship with matatu owners and drivers, he later ended up getting a full time job as a conductor.
While working, Sudi was also saving money on a daily basis and in one year, he had managed to save Ksh 21,000.
“I wanted to invest the money. At some point, the father of the owner of the matatu that I worked in asked me to accompany him to visit a farm
“On arrival, the farm was not tilled and I asked him to let me plant maize on the farm to which he gave me a go-ahead,” he reflected.
Having been given the greenlight to farm on the 7-acre piece of land, he managed to make Ksh 129,000 after one planting seasons.
Other than farming, Sudi also engaged in other businesses that enabled him to buy his own matatu and open a ‘video’ where people pay to watch movies and football matches.
He also bought 24 pool tables which he installed in different areas within Eldoret, and charged Ksh 20 per game.
“From one pool table, you could make between Ksh 1,200 to Ksh 2,000 because the more people learnt how to play, the more money you’d make,” the MP said.
The MP who is currently serving his third term then went into broking alongside a friend whom they later joined hands to buy and resell lands.
This was after engaging in clearing and forwarding business where he would help university lecturers get vehicles from the Port of Mombasa to Eldoret.
“At the time, university lecturers were allowed to ship in vehicles duty-free; they would approach me to help get the vehicles from Mombasa and they would pay Ksh 2,000 per trip,” he said.
Sudi advised the young generation to practice patience and trust in the process to be able to make it in life.
“The most important thing is patience, the problem with this generation is greed. They want to buy expensive watch, shoes… yet they don’t trust the process. That’s a must,” he added.
