In Muguga, MPs allied to DP Ruto had exuded confidence that they would carry the day.
UDA would have had its third MCA after winning the London and Rurii ward seats in Nakuru and Nyandarua counties respectively also in May.
As projected on the IEBC screens, voter turnout in Muguga stood at 45.40 per cent from 18,374 registered voters.
The Muguga ward and Kiambaa Constituency mini-polls are being billed as a battle for supremacy between the president and his deputy ahead of the 2022 general election and an indication on which side will carry the day in the vote-rich central Kenya region.
MPs Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira), Kimani Ichung wah (Kikuyu), Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu), Alice Wahome (Kandara), together with senators Irungu Kang ata (Murang a), Millicent Omanga (nominated) and former Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru were some of the UDA bigwigs who campaigned relentlessly in Muguga.
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Ruto, on the other hand, will build a case for his political ascendancy in Mt Kenya should United Democratic Party (UDA) candidates John Njuguna (Kiambaa) and Kamau Thumbi (Muguga) emerge victorious.
United Democratic Alliance (UDA candidate for Kiambaa parliamentary By-John Njunguna Wa Wanjiku (second left) making his way to IEBC office in Kiamba on 24th May 2021, accompanied by supporters and Kikuyu member of parliament Kimani Ichung wah(C) and Member of Parliament for Kiharu Constituency Ndindi Nyoro (second right) [Courtesy]
Aware of the political implications, insiders in Jubilee said the president had asked MPs allied to him to pitch tent in Kiambaa and Muguga to drum up support for Njama and Mung’ara.