Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua. Photo/the-star.co.ke

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Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has announced he has stepped down as an independent candidate .

Kinuthia has therefore resolved to back Jubilee’s Lee Kinyanjui.

Mbugua stepped down after meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto at State House Nakuru on Saturday morning.

Mbugua lost to  Kinyanjui in the Jubilee nomination polls.

Kinyanjui, former chairman of the National Transport and Safety Authority and a former MP for Nakuru Town garnered 216,385 votes while the incumbent got 150,137.