On Sunday, May 15, 2022, a heated meeting took place at Gracious Garden in Denis Pritt, Nairobi, where President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga were the chief guests.
The drama began when aspirants from the Azimio coalition started introducing themselves and their constituencies. However, when it was time for Embakasi North, a lady named Jane Muringi appeared and raised her hand, but she was overpowered to sit down by those present.
After a five-minute drama, she was awarded a chance to introduce herself, a move that angered top Jubilee aspirants and officials.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was present, allegedly looked surprised and reached out to Raila Odinga, and they were seen talking.
According to a source, there was a drama as Jubilee aspirants in Nairobi accused ODM of hatching a plan to dislodge the Jubilee seat against the Azimio zoning agreement signed by Uhuru and Raila Odinga.
Harrison Wangoro Mwangi, a Jubilee aspirant, confirmed that he is a legitimate Azimio candidate in Embakasi North. He revealed that Madam Jane Muringi was initially awarded a ticket earlier before the zoning and ODM was to recall it.
Mr. Wangoro further stated that ODM party leader Raila Odinga reached out to him and urged him to continue with his campaign activities.
Mr. Wangoro declined to reveal more details about the meeting and stalemate, referring the writer to party officials for a comment.
Political analyst claims that the division between the coalitions might bring tension between Jubilee and ODM zoning agreement and may risk Raila presidency due to voters apathy.
Responding to claims, Jane Muringi said that she was given the certificate by the ODM party. She stated that Azimio coalition will pick the strongest candidate among the two.
During a political rally in Jacaranda, Raila Odinga presented Antony Aluoch as Azimio candidate for Mathare and Wangoro Mwangi for Embakasi North.
According to the zoning, Wiper was only left with Embakasi South out of the 17 constituencies while Jubilee got 8 the same with the ODM party.
