Business mogul and oil tycoon Daniel Wamahiu
Making his decision public, he has accused the current county government of ignoring the
Interestingly, while attending a funds drive on Saturday chaired by Governor Kahiga Wamahiu, he insisted that he still had the utmost respect for the governor because he was the one currently in power.
Prior to entering the road construction industry, Wamahiu had made massive investments in the oil business.
Initially, the former Kenya Pipeline Chairman had run for the Senator seat in 2017, but lost to fellow tycoon and road construction billionaire Ephraim Maina.
Nevertheless, Wamahiu has close ties to State House, and his candidature seems somewhat intimidating.
In fact, the billionaire hosted senior government officials, including President Uhuru Kenyatta to a house warming party.