THE STANDARD
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu is among eight aspirants seeking to replace impeached Nairobi County boss Mike Sonko.
Waititu, who was impeached by the Senate early this year, joins Canada-based lawyer Miguna Miguna, a former aide of ODM leader Raila Odinga, among those who have tossed their hats in the ring for the by-election slated for February 18, next year.
“I am offering myself to serve the people of Nairobi on an independent ticket,” Waititu told
The Standard yesterday. He confirmed he had presented his details to the electoral commission to be allowed to participate in the race.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had given political parties until yesterday to indicate if they were fielding a candidate in the mini poll.
THE STANDARD
Deputy President William Ruto yesterday landed in Western three days after scoring a mega win in the Msambweni by-election.
Buoyed by the victory against ODM and its leader Raila Odinga, Ruto appears to be shifting focus to the two by-elections slated for March 2021 in Matungu and Kabuchai constituencies.
The seats fell vacant following the deaths of MPs Justus Murunga Makkah and James Mukwe Lusweti respectively. Murunga was an ANC MP but a Ruto ally at the time of his death, was buried two weeks ago at Makunda village.
Lusweti, a second-term Ford-Kenya MP, will be buried today at his rural home in Sanandiki village.