[Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful Peter Kenneth. He has linked his political woes to a cartel chain at Jubilee Party headquarters. Courtesy: The Star]
Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful Peter Kenneth has attributed his political woes to underhand dealings that are keen to frustrate his bid during the forthcoming general elections.
Kenneth lost his bid to unseat governor Evans Kidero on a Jubilee Party ticket, following his heavy loss to Senator Mike Sonko during the Jubilee Party primaries.
He has since stiffened his bid, vowing to appear on the ballot as independent candidates.
Speaking on Monday during an interview with NTV, the former Gatanga MP described the nomination exercise as a sham, claiming that there was a cartel in Jubilee's top brass who were keen to ensure that certain candidates do not win the party's ticket.
He, however, absolved President Uhuru Kenyatta of any blame on the shambolic primaries.
"There was no iota of evidence linking President Uhuru to what we witnessed in the Jubilee party primaries. We have now know that what happened was played in connection to 2022 politics," he noted.
"I did not lose in the primaries and I have made peace with that. We are now ready to start a campaign to redeem Nairobi," he added.