Machakos County Governor election
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Alfred Mutua
Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya
The 2017 Machakos gubernatorial election will take place on 8 August 2017, to elect the Governor and Deputy Governor of Machakos, concurrently with Machakos Senator to the Senate as other Counties and Machakos MPs to the Kenya National Assembly and Elections of County Assembly MCAs.
Incumbent Governor Alfred Mutua won election the 2013 elections on Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya but he decamped to his own Maendeleo Chap Chap in 2015. Machakos, like most counties, holds primary elections for Governor then the winners pick their own running mates. Incumbent Governor Mutua dropped his deputy Bernard Kiala who decided to remain in Wiper Democratic Movement party. Alfred Mutua replaced his Francis Maliti in the defense of his final term as Governor.
The elections saw the rise of Wavinya Ndeti who rose from an underdog (in the beginning of the year) to favourite to win the elections in August 8th. In a coalition deal between Chama Cha Uzalendo and Kalonzo-led Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya Ms Ndeti for the first time since in 2007 Made a return to the party which is most popular in the County.
In the deal, Former Chama Cha Uzalendo was to resign from her party and join Wiper Party before the party hoping window elapsed on 5th of April 2017. Wavinya Ndeti announced resignation from Chama Cha Uzalendo on the deadline day and became a registered member of the Wiper Democratic Movement Kenya, through writing copied to the CCU secretary General and Registrar of Political Parties (Kenya).
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