Standard Media Group senior Editor Enoch Kiio Wambua has confirmed his Kitui Senator candidature come 2017 general election.
Wambua has quit the media industry, with his senatorial bid launch set to take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre today, December 8.
"I have diligently served my country at the very top of mainstream media for the last 16 years. In the course of my service, I have established a strong network of individual and corporate development partners at the county, national and global spheres. The time is ripe for me to tap into this network to serve my county and country as Senator of Kitui," Wambua said Wednesday.
Top Cord leaders, politicians from the larger Ukambani region, media personalities are expected at the grand launch.
"For me and for the people of Kitui, that time has come; to take stock of the past and make informed decisions about our shared destiny. We are determined to set things right through an unwavering defence of devolution," Wambua told his colleagues at a farewell luncheon hosted in his honour on Tuesday.