David Mwaure Waihiga, presidential candidate for the Agano party, has conceded defeat ahead of the official announcement of the presidential election results on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, August 14, Mwaure claimed that there was a plan to interfere with the ongoing verification of results at the National Tallying Centre (NTC) at the Bomas of Kenya.
Waihiga, who is currently in fourth place in the presidential election, also endorsed Kenya Kwanza’s opponent William Ruto at a press conference in Nairobi on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
“As we concede we also endorse the winning friend and the person of his Excellency William Ruto and urge IEBC to be fervent in declaring his win when it’s time to do so,” Waihiga said.
He stated that he chose to support Ruto because his manifesto is similar to that of the Agano party.
“We agree with him on the need to ensure Kenya remains a God-fearing nation. We also agree with him on his pursuit to ensure freedom of worship for all faith is maintained and his promise to ensure the church and other faith are protected,” he added.
“We also agree with him on his stand on the Christian churches and other faiths’ values and values that are accepted by our African cultures.”
Mwaure, who called for the stoppage of the tallying by the IEBC, argued that the commotion experienced at the Bomas of Kenya on Saturday night, August 13, was aimed at creating confusion and altering the outcome of the results.