Kilifi South MP Mustafa Idi at a past event. Lewa claimed he had received a call from Jubilee House asking him to drop his bid in favour of Iddi. [Photo/ the-star.co.ke]
All is not well within the Jubilee Party camp in Kilifi South Constituency following allegations by one of the aspirants that the party is frustrating his bid to vie for the seat.Shadrack Lewa, claimed the Uhuru Kenyatta-led party is scheming to lock him out of the race despite making all the necessary payments for the nominations.Lewa who was addressing journalists in Mombasa on Wednesday claimed that he had received a call from Jubilee House asking him to drop his bid in favour of the incumbent, Mustafa Iddi.While appealing for justice to be done, the aspiring MP asked the ruling party to allow nominations to take place as had been planned.Mustafa Iddi alongside his Kilifi North counterpart Gideon Mung'aro who led a massive ODM rebellion in the county are key Jubilee party men in the region that is considered an opposition turf.Mung'aro will fly the Jubilee flag in the gubernatorial race in the August polls.At the South Coast, Lunga Lunga MP Khatib Mwashetani has been given a direct ticket to defend his seat while Kwale Women Representative Zainab Chidzuga will also fly the party flag having been directly nominated.