THE STANDARD By
Erastus Mulwa |
February 10th 2021 at 18:26:29 GMT +0300
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka at a past event.
There was a near-physical confrontation between Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama after the former made remarks that touched on Muthama’s domestic front.
This happened today at Mitaboni Primary School grounds in Machakos County during the burial of African Inland Church (AIC) bishop Bernard Nguyo, where several leaders from Ukambani attended.
Kalonzo and Agnes Kavindu (Muthama’s wife with whom they are separated and is Wiper’s candidate in the Machakos senatorial by-election) arrived together at the tail end of speeches by political leaders. The duo’s entry into the giant tent coincided with Muthama s speech.
THE STANDARD By
Erastus Mulwa |
February 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Machakos Wiper senatorial aspirant Agnes Kavindu at A.I.C Kasina in Mlolongo town, Machakos County, on January 17, 2021. [John Muia, Standard]
A supremacy battle is taking shape in the Machakos senatorial by-election scheduled for March 18 as key political figures seek to stamp their authority in the region.
Stakes are high as Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka seeks to recapture the seat his party lost to Chama Cha Uzalendo (CCU) in 2017 after former Senator Johnstone Muthama declined the party’s direct nomination to defend his seat.
Wiper has nominated Muthama’s former wife Agnes Kavindu to vie in the by-election.
THE STANDARD By
Mireri Junior |
January 8th 2021 at 13:39:37 GMT +0300
United Democratic Alliance (UDA), a party associated with Deputy President William Ruto, on Friday unveiled candidates for the forthcoming senate, parliamentary and ward by-elections in the country.
Former Assitant Minister Margaret Wanjiru will fly the UDA party ticket in the Nairobi gubernatorial by-election, former Kenya Revenue Authority board member Evans Kakai will fly the wheelbarrow party ticket in the Kabuchai Constituency seat while Alex Lanya will run for the Matungu parliamentary seat.
For Machako senator race, UDA is yet to settle on a candidate after 16 aspirants expressed interest in the party s ticket.
This will be the first time UDA is fielding candidates after it changed its name from the Party for Reforms and Development (PDR), whose new symbol is a wheelbarrow.
Anne Nderitu, the Registrar of Political Parties, in a special gazette notice a week ago, had indicated that PDR was changing its name to UDA.
Johnson Muthama, the UDA chairman, yesterday told The Standard that they had settled on the two candidates for Matungu and Kabuchai constituencies after a series of consultative meetings.
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