Maendeleo Chap Chap Machakos governor candidate Francis Maliti has quit.
Maliti shelved his bid on Tuesday and declared support for Wiper party candidate Wavinya Ndeti.
The move is a win for Azimio la Umoja as the deputy governor will now boost Raila Odinga's campaigns in Machakos county and the larger Eastern Region.
Maliti declared his support for the Wiper party and Azimio leader Raila.
The two met at Wiper Command centre where a deal was hammered.
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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka was at the meeting together with other party officials including the secretary-general and Kathiani MP Robert Mbui.
Maliti is Governor Alfred Mutua's deputy and was seeking to succeed him in the August 9, polls.
Mutua is the party leader of the Maendeleo Chap Chap. He is supporting Deputy President William Ruto for the presidency.
Maliti dropped his bid for the seat, 13 days before the August 9th polls.
His move follows his running mate Rose Wambua's decision to ditch him on Sunday.
Wambua announced that she had ditched the Machakos deputy governor whom she described as 'heading nowhere'.
She is backing Former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita.
