Caption: Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru
Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru’s has said she's overwhelmed by the support she got from Kirinyaga peopleThis is after she secured the Jubilee Party’s gubernatorial certificate with a landslide in Kirinyaga County.She termed the nomination process as free, fair and transparent saying the will of the people has prevailed.According to Waiguru, Kirinyaga people analyse things differently from the city and they are well aware of the work she did while she was in the government.Waiguru noted her track record as a Cabinet Secretary endeared her to the electorate despite her woes over the National Youth Service.She garnered 100,632 votes compared to her closest competitor Kirinyaga Central MP Gitari Gachoki’s 46,678 while the outgoing Governor Joseph Ndathi’s was at distant third with 17,085 votes.Back to the present day, her challenger – for the Jubilee Party ticket – Governor Joseph Ndathi has disputed the vote outcome agitating for a repeat of the exercise after alleging foul play.