Senate aspirant Gabriel Bukachi will also seat pretty as he waits to take on Jubilee's Johnson Sakaja after he sailed through unopposed. Mr Ahmed Papa, Mr Jared Omolo, Mr Musaari Syongoh, Mr Alex Otieno and Ms Violet Okinda are some of the competitors. Mr Irshad Sumra, the current Embakasi South lawmaker is also hoping to win the party's ticket against the county Assembly deputy speaker Kennedy Ngondi. Meanwhile, Dr Kidero, left, has exuded confidence he will trounce Jubilee's Mike Sonko in the August 8 General Election. Mr Sonko defeated his rival Peter Kenneth in the Jubilee primaries on Thursday garnering 138,185 votes against Kenneth's 62,504 to clinch the ruling party's ticket.Dr Kidero called on aspirants in Nairobi to conduct peaceful campaigns.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2017 05:15 UTC