UDA candidate Wamuthende confident of winning Mbeere North MP seat

UDA party candidate for Mbeere North, Leonard Wamuthende, has expressed confidence in winning the parliamentary seat.

Wamuthende, who spoke while casting his vote, cited a well-conducted campaign as the foundation for his optimism.

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He said he wasnot worried about the outcome and that he was ready to accept the results.

“Mimi niko tayari na sina shaka, tulishinda (I am ready and I am not worried at all that we are winning),” he told reporters.

The candidate, at the same time, accused opposition elements of attempting to orchestrate chaos to derail the voting process and disrupt the counting of votes.

However, he appealed to his supporters to remain calm and avoid retaliatory actions.

“They will not succeed at all. I have told our supporters to vote and then go home to await the results,” he said.

Wamuthende’s comments came as voting continued in various parts of the constituency, where security and polling arrangements have been intensified to ensure a peaceful and transparent voting process.

Mbeere North is among the 22 electoral areas across the country where IEBC is conducting by-elections.

Earlier on chaos were witnessed at Siakago Social Hall in the constituency DP leader Justin Muturi ordered Chinga Ward MCA Thuku Kiruga to leave the venue.

Muturi accused him of wearing illegal party colours.

Kiruga, who was acting as an agent for UDA candidate Wamuthende, wore a yellow bomber jacket, which DP agents claimed represented the rival party.

Muturi, accompanied by supporters, was seen confronting Kiruga and insisting he exit the hall.

Addressing the press later, Muturi denied chasing the MCA, saying, “We have just told him to go out.”

He stressed that the move was in line with party rules and electoral regulations prohibiting the display of rival party colours at party events.

Kiruga, however, denied the accusations, saying he was wearing regular yellow clothing.

“The law targets branded party colours. My jacket is normal yellow, the kind I wear to church or weddings. Yellow represents compassion and peace; I was simply being peaceful,” he said.

The MCA also dismissed claims that he was distributing bribes.

“If people feel threatened, they should stop creating sideshows. I have never bribed anyone. Let them produce even one person. I know the electoral rules and I follow them,” he insisted.