Susan Kihika, a senator from Nakuru, is facing a new challenge in her bid to become the county’s governor after a petition was filed to block her candidacy.
In his petition to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati, Joseph Kimani Njuguna requests that Kihika be stopped because she is not a Kenyan citizen.
“Having lost her Kenya citizenship, the said Susan Wakahura Kihika was required under section 10 of the Citizenship and Immigration Act Cap 172 of the laws of Kenya to apply in the prescribed manner in order to regain citizenship of Kenya,” read the petition.
“Section 8(4) of the Citizenship and Immigration Act makes it an offence for a duo citizen who fails to disclose his/her other citizenship in the prescribed manners.”
The petitioner claims that Kihika, who previously served as Nakuru County Assembly Speaker (2013-2017) and Senator (2017-to-date), is thus breaking the law in her bid to become governor.
