Governors need direct nominations so that they can devote all their energies to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election campaign, Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has said.
Mbugua said most governors have visionary plans that could be abandoned if they do not retain their seats in next year’s polls.
"We spent more than half our terms establishing government and administrative structures. With devolution being new, we would have done much, but we can do more if our parties allow us an opportunity," Mbugua was quoted by the Star.
"Direct nominations will free us so we can campaign for the President and his Deputy," Mbugua said.
Already, three senior politicians are laying down their strategies to unseat the former AP boss.
They include former National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) chairman Lee Kinyanjui, Former Naivasha MP John Mututho and Senator james Mungai.