By KITAVI MUTUAMore by this AuthorKitui Governor Julius Malombe on Wednesday clinched the Wiper Party ticket to seek a second term in office after beating his political friend turned bitter rival, Kitui Senator David Musila. Dr Malombe garnered 88,382 votes while Mr Musila got 74,308 votes in the bitter contest whose tallying of votes took more than 50 hours to conclude as the candidates disagreed on the results. The Governor ran a well-oiled and effective campaign machinery backed by his elaborate network of county government staff to deny Mr Musila, who is the Wiper Party national chairman and an experienced politician, a winning chance. They include Mr Nyenze (Kitui West), Charles Nyamai (Kitui Rural), Makali Mulu (Kitui Central) and Mutua Muluvi (Kitui East). SENATE RACEFormer journalist Enoch Wambua also won the Wiper party senatorial ticket after garnering 99,698 votes to beat his opponent Paul Mutisya who managed 38,545 votes.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2017 17:37 UTC