Jalang’o and Bahati have sailed through party nominations as Jaguar and MC Jessy flopped causing them to cry foul.
UDA conducted national nominations on April 14th, the exercise didn’t take place in Starehe after the nomination was marred by violence.
The party resorted to using opinion polls in Starehe its candidates. Jaguar lost to Simon Mbugua in the exercise which was conducted on April 21st.
The Starehe MP however cried foul insisting that the party rigged him out and handed his rival the nomination certificate.
UDA didn’t hold nominations in Meru county, the party chose its candidates through a consensus and that’s how MC Jessy lost the party’s ticket to vie for South Imenti MP.
Deputy president William Ruto on Wednesday April 13th announced that the comedian had resolved not to go for the seat and instead assumed a role in the Kenya Kwanza presidential campaign secretariat after meeting Jessy and his rival.
However the comedian later announced he would vie as an independent candidate, he claimed in an interview on Citizen TV that he was coerced to forego MP bid.
Bahati had an early way landing Jubilee party ticket to vie for Mathare seat, the singer was handed direct party nomination as the party didn’t hold primaries.
“I Don’t Know how to Celebrate This… I Don’t Know if I should Cry or Pray… This is a Dream Come True not Only to Me as Bahati; But to the Youth & my People of Mathare Who for só Long Have Been Praying for an MP Made in Mathare. For Sure it’s not been Easy Competing Against all those Veteran Politians and I Would Like to Say thank You for Choosing me as the Most Popular Candidate in Mathare! Secondly; I want tô Personally Thank my Party Leader H.E The President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta for Giving me an Opportunity to Vie on a Jubilee Ticket and Baba The 5th H.E Raila Amolo Odinga for believing in me as the Official Azimio Candidate for Mathare MP!!! Lastly to You My Friends who have been Supporting the Vision Since Day 1… I Still Need Your Support even More in this Journey as We Wait to Be Voted in on 9th August ? IT’S A NEW DAWN FOR MY PEOPLE; IT’S TIME FOR A NEW MATHARE!!! FOREVER TO GOD BE THE GLORY ???,” Bahati wrote.
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Jalang’o fought his way to victory in ODM primaries, the comedian trounced his competitors to bag ODM ticket to contest for Langata parliamentary seat in August 9th general election.
“God has given me the chance to fly the Azimio Flag in the August Elections!! Thank you Langata! We are one step in! Now the real work begins!! God above everything!!” Jalang’o wrote following his vixtory
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