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Juja MP-elect George Ndungu Koimburi. [Courtesy]
Many thought George Ndungu Koimburi was foolhardy when he decided to run in the Juja parliamentary byelection on the little-known People Empowerment Party ticket in President Uhuru Kenyatta s political backyard.
The party is associated with President Uhuru Kenyatta s rebel MP in the neighbouring Gatundu South, Moses Kuria.
A former chairman of the Kiambu County Liquor Board, the MP-elect did not have it easy. At one point, he went into hiding from DCI sleuths who were reportedly looking for him over questionable academic papers.
No stranger to politics, the soft-spoken man s landslide victory in the Juja parliamentary by-election on Tuesday affirmed his popularity in the president s backyard having tried his luck in 2017 (on Farmers’ Party ticket) when he lost to the late Francis Waititu (Wakapee).
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George Koimburi s poster in Juja. [David Gichuru, Standard]
George Ndung’u Koimburi, the controversial Juja parliamentary aspirant is expected to appear in court today to answer to charges of deceit and forgery.
He pleaded not guilty when the matter came up in court last month.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) flagged Koimburi when he presented his academic papers to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for clearance to vie in the by-election slated for May 18.
With just eight days to the by-election, the aspirant who unsuccessfully vied for the seat in 2017 is likely to face legal hurdles.