This archive report was first published on 29 November 2021.
On November 29, 2021, Deputy President William Ruto officially endorsed Karen Nyamu to contest the Nairobi Senate seat on a UDA ticket in the 2022 General Election.
The city lawyer was welcomed to the party by Ruto at his official residence in Karen, in a meeting graced by LSK president Nelson Havi and EALA MP Simon Mbugua.
"I was honoured to be officially endorsed by the UDA party to contest for Senator position in Nairobi County 2022. We fully support William Samoei Ruto's vision to change our economic model in the interest of Kenyans. Mpango ni bottom-up (Bottom-up is the plan)," she stated.
Karen Nyamu, a Nairobi Water and sewerage director, had previously sought the Jubilee party ticket for Nairobi Women Representative in 2017 but lost in the nominations.
She expressed confidence that she would get the resources to mount a serious campaign in 2022, stating, "As I can tell you now, I'll be vying in 2022, you might think I have a million in the bank for campaigns. The reality is I will spend a million on the ground, from wherever it shall come from. Let me tell you, Jeff, I believe in myself."
