Machakos governor Alfred Mutua and Wiper gubernatorial aspirant Wavinya Ndeti. Political analyst Herman Manyora says that Ndeti could send Mutua home in the August polls.[Photo/sde.co.ke]
Political analyst and commentator Herman Manyora has asked Governor Alfred Mutua to brace up for a difficult battle with Wiper Party’s Wavinya Ndeti in the gubernatorial race.
Manyora says that Wavinya Ndeti’s repeat win in the Wiper nomination should worry governor Mutua ahead of the August 8 polls.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on Sunday, Manyoro said that Wavinya Ndeti has the numbers that can make Mutua a one term governor.
He said that Wavinya’s Ndeti candidature should not be rubbished saying that she will be among women who will clinch gubernatorial seats in the August polls.
Manyora said that Ndeti’s grass root support should not be ignored by Mutua’s camp adding that the Wiper aspirant has huge support from youth and women.
The analyst stated that Ndeti’s win in Wiper repeat nomination should be a wake up call for governor Mutua.
“Governor Mutua should be worried about Wavinya Ndeti because this lady (Wavinya) seems to be having numbers that can send him packing,” he said during the interview.
The analyst said that the race for Machakos governor seat will not be easy for governor Mutua if he relies on his alleged propaganda and publicity tactics.
Wavinya Ndeti won the Wiper nomination ticket in a repeat exercise on Saturday.
She trounced her opponent Bernard Kiala, garnering 227, 947votes against Kiala’s 4,663.
The repeat nomination was ordered by the court tribunal on Friday last week after Kiala had petitioned the early nomination results citing irregularities.
Wavinya had trounced Kiala in the first nomination exercise garnering 299,312 against Kiala’s 4,663.
Governor Mutua questioned the Wiper nomination results alleging that the numbers were cooked in favour of Wavinya Ndeti.
Meanwhile, Manyoro says that Dr Alfred Mutua decision to endorse President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election in August could back fire and affect his re-election bid as governor in the August election.
Manyora says that Mutua’s decision to support Uhuru could backfire on him saying that Machakos and the larger Ukambani region is still an opposition zone.
Manyora said that while Mutua has a right to endorse Uhuru’s re-election, he might have also dug his political grave. “The fact remains that Ukambani is an opposition zone and Mutua’s decision to support Uhuru’s bid can work against him in the August polls,” he said.
On Saturday, Mutua’s Maendeleo Chap Chap Party endorsed Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election bid.
Mutua hailed Uhuru’s development agenda saying that Kambas have hope in him.