Prof Gabriel Katana. [Photo/nation.co.ke] Kilifi Wiper governorship nominee, Prof Gabriel Katana, has quit the race after IEBC declined to clear as his name was found in two parties.

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While Prof Katana held that he was a member of Wiper, records showed that he also belonged to Vibrant Democratic Party, led by Nyali MP Hezron Awiti who earlier defected from Wiper.

It is not yet clear how Prof Katana was listed as belonging to Vibrant party, on whose ticked he was also listed as the governorship nominee for Kilifi County, complete with a running mate he says he has never met.

He blames his predicament on political machinations.