Deputy President William Ruto has unveiled gubernatorial and senatorial aspirants for the Kenya Kwanza Alliance in Kisii County ahead of the August 9 polls.
In a statement on Monday from his official Karen residence in Nairobi, the DP announced that UDA's Ezekiel Machogu will vie for the county's top seat.
Machogu's candidature for the gubernatorial seat comes after Charles Matoke of the Amani National Congress (ANC) stepped down.
On the other hand, Dr. Ruto stated that Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi will fly Kwenya Kwanza's flag in the senatorial race.
The Deputy President said that the move came after extensive consultations in the Kwenya Kwanza team.
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“I want to congratulate our teams in Kisii County who have tirelessly worked to ensure that we have seamless working relationships between parities in the Kenya Kwanza Alliance,” the DP stated.
“The honourable Ezekiel Machogu who’s our governor candidate in Kisii now being joined by Charles Matoke who was the ANC governor candidate in Kisii who has graciously accepted to support Machogu in the Kisii gubernatorial race,” he added.
The DP thanked Mr. Matoke for his gracious gesture of stepping down for Mr. Machogu.
He further thanked ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi for providing leadership in the consensus process.
Meanwhile, the Deputy President assured all UDA aspirants of a fair nomination process as the party heads into primaries on April 14. He said that the party had already printed close to 30 million ballot papers.
