Governor William Kabogo (right) with his rival Ferdinand Waititu. Kabogo says that he will accept defeat if he loses fairly to Waititu. [Photo: the-bigissue.co.ke]
Governor William Kabogo has said that he will accept defeat if he loses to his fierce rival Ferdinand Waititu in the Jubilee Party (JP) nominations on Tuesday.
Speaking during an interview on NTV on Sunday, the flamboyant governor said that he will back Waititu in case he is fairly floored in the nomination.
Kabogo, however, ruled out losing saying he is the people’s favourite.
“I can tell you for free that losing is not part of me and come Tuesday I will emerge the winner in Jubilee nominations,” he said in the interview.
Kabogo stated that his transformative and development-oriented leadership will guarantee him a win in the JP nominations.
“Kiambu people will vote basing on performance they have witnessed in the last four years,” he said during the interview.
The Kiambu governor dismissed his rivals saying he has no political muscles to deny him the ticket for the Kiambu top seat.
Kabogo at the same time asked locals to vote based on aspirants ideologies and not propaganda.
He cautioned locals against propagandists who he claimed are feeding them with lies.
The flamboyant governor claimed that his rivals are riding on propaganda to discredit his administration.
Kabogo is battling out with Waititu for the Jubilee Party ticket in the primaries.
The two politicians have been engaging in public jabs and court battles as they compete for political supremacy.
Waititu has vowed to trounce Kabogo in the party nominations.
Political analysts say that Kabogo stands a huge chance of re-election. A recent survey by Trends and Insight for Africa (TIFA) showed that Kabogo enjoys a 45 per cent popularity compared to Waititu’s 33 per cent.