Former Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu has won the Kabete parliamentary seat nominations for the Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) with over 14,000 votes. At the time of going to press a few minutes past 9.30 pm, Mr. Ferdinand Waititu is said to have been leading with 13,082 votes. He was followed by Wilson Mburu with 1,861 votes, Lewis Nguyai with 1,604 votes and Charles Chege with 1,188 votes.
The nominations are being held ahead of a by election following the murder of former Kabete MP George Muchai. Mr. Ferdinand Waititu lost the gubernatorial race to ODM’s Evans Kidero in the 2013 General Elections.
Mr. Ferdinand Waititu now looks set to return to parliament under the newly created party JAP. It remains to be seen if President Uhuru will hit the campaign trail on behalf of Mr. Ferdinand Waititu. During the race, Ferdinand Waititu is said to have engaged the area Senator Kimani Wamatangi in a war of words!
More to follow…