Machakos county boss Dr. Alfred Mutua at a past function [Photo/nairobinews.nation.co.ke]
Machakos county boss Dr. Alfred Mutua has denied claims that he used officials from his government to campaign for him during the last general election.
In a sworn affidavit, the second time governor told Presiding Justice Aggrey Muchelule that he did not use underhand tactics to win the seat. He insisted that his win reflects the will of the people of Machakos, adding that he deserved the victory. The county boss also said that his political outfit Maendeleo Chap Chap party has a national outlook.“I am the party leader of Maendeleo Chap Chap party, which is a national outfit with a full-fledged secretariat which was responsible for recruiting the party’s polling agents across the country. I have no knowledge of any county official recruited for the same, neither did I influence any such recruitment,” Dr Mutua told the court, as quoted by The Standard.Mutua has since maintained that he has no case to answer in relation to the August general election. He now wants the court to dismiss a case filed by Former Kathiani MP Wavinya Ndeti. Ndeti moved to court citing election malpractices and illegalities after losing to Mutua, a former government spokesman.