President Uhuru Kenyatta with Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]Kirinyaga County leaders led by Governor Anne Waiguru have raised Sh51.9 million in two days for President Uhuru Kenyatta re-election campaigns.
The money will be used for roadshows and to mobilize voters in the region.According to Ms Waiguru, the leaders who include Members of the County Assembly contributed generously towards the campaigns.“We have sacrificed ourselves to raise this amount because we want the campaigns for our President in this region to be successful,” she told hundreds of Jubilee supporters on Tuesday at Sifa Gardens in Kutus.Ms Waiguru revealed that for the first time in the history of the region, leaders have come together for a common goal.“Who would have imagined that my predecessor, Joseph Ndathi and former Kirinyaga Central MP, Gachoki Gitari and myself would come together for a common purpose?” she posed.The region has 351,000 registered voters but 48,000 of them did not participate in the August 8 polls.Ms Waiguru beat her major opponent the flamboyant former Mp Martha Karua.Karua however, challenged Waiguru' s win .