By ERIC WAINAINAMore by this AuthorA number of women journalists have plunged into politics and won tickets from their respective parties to fight it out for a place in the National Assembly. PRESENTERThe popular vernacular radio presenter garnered 54, 694 votes against Ms Otara’s 38, 545 voters. In Kakamega County, former radio journalist Lydia Pamela Nyangala is making her second attempt to clinch the Woman Representative seat on Amani National Congress ticket. Former Kameme broadcasters Gathoni Wamuchomba and Wanjiku wa Kibe, who was head of Radio at Kameme FM, won tickets for the Kiambu Woman Representative and Gatundu North parliamentary seats respectively. PRIMARIESMs Sabina Wanjiru Chege, a former Coro FM host won and will be defending her Murang’a Woman Representative seat.

Source: Daily Nation May 29, 2017 05:26 UTC