Kiambu Governor’s Race: Thika MP Wa Jungle Ditches UDA Party After Nomination Defeat
Thika Town MP Wainaina wa Jungle has announced he will vie for the Kiambu gubernatorial seat as an independent candidate.
This comes after he failed to secure the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket in the nominations held on Thursday.
Jungle suffered a defeat at the hands of Senator Kimani Wamatangi, who bagged the UDA ticket after garnering 86,020 votes.
Jungle came a distant second with 57,568 votes ahead of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu (15,117 votes), and Mungai Erick Muturi (3,666).
The Thika MP disputed the results of the hotly-contested primaries, claiming the party leadership had already predetermined the winner and that there was voter bribery.
“There was voter bribery which was very widespread; election officials elected were instructed by the party to favor one side,” Jungle stated.
He also accused the party hierarchy of deliberately omitting his name “Jungle” from the ballot papers in a well-orchestrated scheme to rig him out.
“My name ‘Jungle’ is official and recognized on my ID. When I went to register myself at the party, my name was included as Patrick Wainaina Jungle. Now in the ballot papers, they only included only two names, Jungle was not included,” he said.
"The photo they used did not clearly depict my facial structures. I believe that was a well-planned scheme to make voters not to recognize me.”
Other candidates in the Kiambu governor’s race include incumbent James Nyoro Gatundu of Jubilee, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria (Chama Cha Kazi), and former Governor William Kabogo (Tujibebe Wakenya Party).
Comments (9)
Very very nice! Wa jungle, Thika voters were not interested in voting for a dude who claims a man who murdered their women and children in Kiambaa in 2007 was your leader. What you went through last Friday tells you that Uhuru is still your boss. Please pass on that message to Moses Kuria. Wamatangi and Ndindi Nyoro. Voter turnout out for uda in central was marginal. There will be more blood bath for Ruto come August 2022. Apologize to Uhuru and the good people of central kenya that you and Waruguru took to a thief.
Kimeumana Wajungle! Now how are your gonna safe your damn face to the people of Thika who you betrayed after receiving millions from Ruto? You have sold your soul to corruption machinery of Ruto. We will not even vote for you in any other party. You might as well stay with Ruto.
Wooiii wajungle - Ruto conned you as you insulted Uhuru. Kagutua ka mucii gatihakagwo ageni. You have badly betrayed us and you need cleansing at Mukurueni wa Nyagathaga.
Wa Jungle - you screwed up running to a known thief who killed our people but we will forgive you if your come back home like the prodigal son did. However, you must be cleansed with the blood of Ndurume never to betray us again. We also want you to publicly apologize to Uhuru our leader for being a traitor. In addition, we want you to wash Waruguru’s mouth with Omo and bring her back home too. Ucio ni muiritu witu urite.
We will defeat Wamatangi as well as long as he hides behind a thief. Hatutaki UDAku wezi. Since when did a kikuyu man take instructions from a kalenjin who have killed our people? Haiwezekani.
Speak for yourself Baite Mwenda.Thief number 1 in Kenya is Raila Odinga who killed 1300 people in a 07/08 PEV but is still being paid billions instead of FACING THE FIRING SQUAD.He is still killing thousands who got cancer from poisonous maize he imported from SA in 2008 after he and Kibaki sold al maize to S Sudan.
Not a biggie if you lose one you jump to the next to see if you have a chance. There is nothing like ditching after a loss or realizing you don’t have a chance. Fair ditching happens well before committing anything after that is a bitter loss of asiekubali kushindwa.
Those who loose even on a fare game always say the election was rigged. Jungle be a gentleman like muthungu wa ruiru and join others to drum for UDA and WSR as the 5th President
Wa Jungle - you lost nominations because you are a useless MP. Rigged or not, you do not have a chance to be re-elected in whatever party. You are a very indecisive guy who can’t be trusted. You got a few months left to start looking for a day job at the Mortuary near you in Thika. We do not want you anymore.