Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has picked Education CEC James Kinyua Mutugi as her running mate.
Speaking during the unveiling on Tuesday evening, Waiguru hailed Mr. Kinyua as a diligent and hardworking man.
"I want to inform you that I have settled on Mr. James Kinyua Mutugi as my running mate. He is hardworking and will make a competent deputy," Waiguru stated.
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Mr. Kinyua thanked Governor Waiguru for picking him and promised to support her should they clinch the Gubernatorial seat in the August election.
Governor Waiguru fell out with her Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri over attempts to impeach the former.
Ndambiri is now Kirinyaga County Senator Charles Kibiru's running mate for the Kirinyaga Gubernatorial seat.
Governor Waiguru, who is defending her seat on a UDA ticket, will face Kibiru of the Jubilee party and Kirinyaga women rep Purity Ngirici in her quest to retain the seat.
Ngirici, who is vying as an independent candidate, picked commissioner Eliud Wanjao as her deputy as she aims to dethrone the incumbent Waiguru.
