[SIZE=6]NASA dealt a blow after 45 Kisii, Nyamira MCA aspirants defect to Jubilee[/SIZE]
Jul. 10, 2017, 3:00 pm
By BENSON NYAGESIBA
Jubilee Party on Monday received a boost after 45 ODM MCA aspirants who lost in the nominations defected to the party.
The lot vowed to back President Uhuru Kenyatta during the August 8 polls which the latter is facing off with Raila Odinga of NASA.
The defectors included those running as independents and others from small parties affiliated to Jubilee in Kisii and Nyamira counties.
Nairobi senator aspirant Johnson Sakaja received the leaders at Water Park Hotel in the outskirts of Kisii town.
He said the party is confident that Uhuru will garner 70 per cent of the vote compared to the 2013’s 50.07 per cent win.
“Today is a big day because Jubilee has received a major boost ahead of the August polls,” Sakaja said.
“I welcome all of you to the presidential campaign team,” he told the defectors.
Politician James Ogutu said they made the decision to back Uhuru because of his development record.
“The Jubilee administration has appointed our sons and daughters to senior positions, the recent being the appointment of Education CS Fred Matiangi as the acting Interior CS after the sudden demise of Joseph Nkaissery.”
[SIZE=6]We’re not step-children in NASA, ODM must respect us - Onyonka[/SIZE]
Jul. 10, 2017, 3:00 pm
By KENNEDY KIMELI
NASA presidential campaign coordinator in Kisii has accused ODM leaders in the region of sidelining the coalition’s affiliate parties.
Richard Onyonka - Kitutu Chache South MP, said Ford-K, Wiper, Amani, KNC, and CCM have not been roped in campaigns for next month’s polls.
He said the situation undermines NASA campaigns and is working for the benefit of their Jubilee Party competitors ahead of August 8 election.
The Ford-K deputy party leader asked the five NASA principals to resolve the issue before it costs the entity votes.
NASA comprises of Raila Odinga (ODM), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Moses Wetangula (Ford-K) and Isaac Rutto (CCM).
The legislator on Sunday reminded ODM that it had only 45 candidates vying for MCA in the county compared to the other parties which have over 290 hopefuls.
He spoke during a fundraising for the construction of the Kisii Town Catholic Church at Nyambera Primary School.