Nairobi
gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna (centre) when he unveiled James Gathungu
(right, in white shirt) as his running mate in Nairobi on May 13, 2017. PHOTO |
JEFF ANGOTE
By NAHASHON MUSUNGU
Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna has blasted his
former running mate whom he accused of “deserting him” at the eleventh hour.
The fiery politician had last week surprised journalists and
supporters when he turned up with Karen Wagenye as his running mate to present
his nomination papers to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commision
(IEBC).
He had weeks earlier unveiled former student leader at
Laikipia University James Gathungu as his running mate.
On Tuesday, Miguna explained the circumstance leading to the
switch in the choice of running mate.
“That man disappeared for two weeks and only turned up on
the day I was presenting my nomination papers,” Miguna said while
appearing as a guest at a political show on NTV on Tuesday
morning.
He added: “And then, he also didn’t meet the threshold for
this job. His academic qualifications were not in order. That said, I am one of
the very few candidates who has entrusted a youthful woman to do this job.”
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