Governor William Kabogo (right) with gubernatorial hopeful Ferdinand Waititu . Political analyst Peter Ngure says that Kabogo was overconfident in his re-election bid. [Photo: citizentv.co.ke]
Poor relationship with fellow elected politicians and locals is what made Governor William Kabogo terribly lose and concede defeat against Ferdinand Waititu in the Jubilee Party (JP) primaries, Kiambu based political analyst Peter Ngure has said.
Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Ngure said that Kabogo should blame himself for the defeat in the Jubilee nominations.
According to Ngure, Kabogo’s downfall and troubles started soon after assuming office in 2013.
He says that the governor’s persistent quarrels and wrangles with some elected Kiambu politicians was the begging of his political troubles.
Kabogo has been engaging in political squabbles with some elected MPs and MCAs in the county for the last four years.
“Kabogo has not been in good terms with the majority of elected politicians in Kiambu and that is why they all ganged up to make sure that he loses,” said Ngure.
The analyst said that Kabogo was also over-confident in his re-election bid.
He notes that Kabogo might have performed in his mandate as the governor but being overconfident is what made him lose to Waititu.
Ngure also claims that Kabogo’s relationship and perception of women might have worked against him.
The Kiambu governor has been accused of allegedly underrating women. In 2014 Kabogo was quoted saying that single women do not deserve leadership positions.
His statement seems to have haunted him in re-election bid as a section of women had vowed to send him packing.
On Tuesday Kabogo conceded defeat moments after the nomination results started trickling in. He wished Waititu well saying that he could be the next Kiambu Governor.
The flamboyant Kiambu boss claimed that some unnamed power individuals did not want him to be the governor. He was trailing Waititu with over 10,000 votes by Tuesday night as vote counting continued.