Jubilee
Party is working on the negotiation of the candidates eying on the Laikipia
East parliamentary seat to ensure it gets the best.
The Mountain Journal has learnt that in the
past three days the panel its yet to get the best candidate with the influence
and capacity to handle the likes of The Service Party Leader Mwangi Kiunjuri,
and UDA nominee Deddy Mohammed who are
eying for the lucrative slot.
Photo/Mwangi wa Sammy
In the
panel seated at Panari Hotel in Nyahururu were
the community mobiliser Mwangi wa
Sammy , the agricultural expert Michael Waigwa and Antony Rukwaro who were
invited to save the party from facing the expensive nomination promises.
They were
asked on how they would conduct their campaigns, financial muscles among others
in the hunt from voters in the cosmopolitan Laikipia East constituency.
A candidate
said the panel is expected to give its verdict on Tuesday after the easter holiday
break.
“The panel
is committed to give the constituency the best and hope they will be transparent
as they have information pertaining from the candidates based on poll surveys,”
one of the candidates said.
Each of the candidates was asked for their
election manifesto which were being
compared of their themes and the popularity of the candidate in the wards that
are spread in Laikipia East and Laikipia Central sub counties.
On Friday,
hope for Catherine Waruguru to vie for
the Laikipia East seat were buried after she lost on the UDA nominations
alongside the former MP Anthony Mutahi Kimaru.
In the
neighbouring Laikipia North Constituency,
the three aspirants are awaiting the verdict from the party.
The incumbent
Sarah Korere, Joseph Shuel and Timothy Ole Musiany have also gone through the interviews
with the locals calling for a
transparent process.
They have launched their party campaigns mobilizing the residents and drumming
support for the Presidential candidature
of Raila Odinga.
In the constituency , UDA candidate Simon Maina
Munene has been on the ground popularizing the Deputy President William Ruto.
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