Blow to Uhuru as 19 Nairobi MCAs ditch Jubilee for UDA
By Erick Ludeya
Ongoing efforts to rejuvenate Jubilee Party fortunes suffered a major blow after 19 MCAs decamped to Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Party ( UDA).
The MCAs switched camps on Wednesday afternoon as they put up a strong defiance against Jubilee party leadership in the county.
They include six nominated MCAs Joyce Muthoni,Susan Makungu, Ann Thumbi, Leah Ntimama and Silvyia Museiya.
The elected ones include Pangani MCA Peter Wahinya, Antony Kiragu – Waithaka, Mark mugambi- Umoja, Waithera chege – South B, Chege mwaura – Ngara, Maina njoka – Karibangi North, Elijah Mbuthia -Njiru and Pius mbono representing Zimmerman ward.
The rest include Kasarani MCA Antony Ngaruiya, Geoffrey Nganga- Mwiki, Paul Ndung’u – Pumwani, James Kiriba – Riruta and Kawangware MCA Fredrick Njogu .
The Times has confirmed that the MCAs have already paid the nominations fees for the different positions they are seeking come the August 9, 2022 polls.
The County has a total of 123 MCAs with 85 serving as elected.
Jubilee party had 43 elected MCAs while ODM prides of 42.
This means that the Jubilee party still has 29 elected MCAs intact in the capital city.
Waithaka MCA Anthony Kiragu who ditched Jubilee Party on Monday , said he quit after consultations with his voters.
He explained that the defection is based on ideology of the UDA party and the aspirations he has for Waithaka people as I’m the next term.
‘ l have moved to the UDA party because of the ideology that we share with the Deputy President,coupled with the demands of the voters,” Kiragu added.
As a second term MCA , Kiragu stated that he was confident to be voted for the third time due to his development track record and at the same time expressed confidence that DP Ruto will win the next elections.
Early this week , Over 40 MCAs from Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties also defected to UDA.
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