RUTO ALLIES GIVE PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA NEW DILEMMA

President Uhuru Kenyatta is facing a major political dilemma in replacing the six ousted nominated senators, as some of their potential replacements are allies of Deputy President William Ruto.

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Veronica Maina is among the top names in a closed party list filed with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), making her an automatic pick should the six lose their seats.

Nominated Senators Isaac Mwaura, Millicent Omanga, Mary Seneta, Falhada Dekow, Naomi Waqo and Victor Prengei have been expelled for associating with Dr Ruto.

It would be interesting to see how Jubilee wiggles around the dilemma since ending up with another set of allies of Ruto will not achieve the intended purpose of the purge.

The other potential replacements may also kick up a storm over regional balance, as the two top nominees are from Murang’a County, while another is from Nakuru. Most of the expelled senators were either from the marginalised or minority communities. For instance, Mr Prengei is from the minority Ogiek community, while Ms Waqo, Ms Falhada and Ms Senata are from the Borana, Somali and Maasai communities. Mr Mwaura is Kikuyu while Ms Omanga is Kisii.

By Standard Digital