Nineteen out of 26 Kitui Wiper MCAs are unlikely to savour the glamour, comfort and beauty of a new assembly chamber after they lost to newcomers in the party primaries. It has emerged that the biggest casualties of the Wiper nominations were majority leader Jacob Maundu and deputy speaker Ndemwa Mbiti. The MCAs appeared to have fallen victim to the intense war between then-Wiper big guns Kitui Governor Julius Malombe and Senator David Musila. Five Wiper MCAs survived the purge as voters cracked down on their colleagues. They are almost assured of returning to the assembly if residents’ loyalty to Wiper is anything to go by.

Source: The Star May 07, 2017 20:37 UTC