It has now emerged that Murang’a governor aspirant Irungu Kang’ata was compelled to pick another running mate in order to be cleared by IEBC.
Kang’ata had been given until Tuesday to prove that allegations tabled before the IEBC that his running mate Winnie Mwangi had not resigned on time were false.
The candidate appeared before the commission on Tuesday morning where he submitted the name of another running mate, 29-year-old Stephen Mburu Munania.
Asked whether the allegations against Mwangi had been cleared, Kang’ata failed to answer the questions and cleverly led his team away from the interview.
He later accused his rivals of being behind his tribulations. He said his rivals wrote to IEBC to complain over Mwangi’s resignation in a bid to block his clearance.
