Deputy President William Ruto on Friday allayed fears of resurgence in high-octane politicking after the ruling party named a candidate for the upcoming Wajir West parliamentary by-election.
Ruto, who presented former Wajir West lawmaker Mohamed Kolosh with a Jubilee Party ticket to defend the seat in a mini-ballot set for April 25, said the governing party was committed to peaceful campaigns devoid of name-calling.
Kolosh decamped from Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Party (ODM) which had initially sponsored him to Parliament.
“We want a peaceful election. We’re committed as a party to a peaceful, decent election devoid of name-calling and abuses,” he said.
The DP said the campaign for the Wajir West parliamentary seat will be centered on Jubilee Party’s commitment to development.
“Our focus and that of our candidate will be on the policies of the Jubilee Administration and the ideas we have to take the country forward and less of other issues that have ordinarily inform elections in the past,” said Ruto.
Kolosh, a first-time lawmaker who decamped after his victory in the 2017 parliamentary election was nullified by the Supreme Court last month, said he was optimistic that he would retain the seat.