Jubilee candidate Hon. Ahmed Kolosh in Wajir West
The replica of what happened in Gatundu South by-election where Moses Kuria was nominated for an MP seat may happen in Wajir West constituency.
Already candidates who had declared to contest for the seat have withdrawn leaving the Ruto’s man stress-free.
ODM party was the first to withdraw from the seat after the officials of the party claimed that the spirit of the handshake was overwhelming.
Although political pundits state that the ODM oversaw early defeat, the party secretary-general said that the Odinga was requested by Uhuru to shelve the seat for the Jubilee party.
This month the ODM lost two by-elections in Ugenya constituency and in Embakasi South against Wiper party.
Now in Wajir West,two more candidates have shelved their ambition after they met the deputy president William Ruto at his office.
The two are Labour Party of Kenya’s Ali Noor Abdi and Agano Party’s Abbas Nunow.
Jubilee leaders have dismissed Tuju’s earlier statement that Elmi stepped down as ODM candidate for the polls because of inter-party negotiations.
In a joint statement, the Wajir leaders led by Governor Mohamed Abdi said Elmi’s withdrawal from the race was as a result of clan negotiations and not party deals.
“Today two candidates have agreed to step down in favour of the Jubilee candidate,” read the statement.
They said for the past one week, the Degodia community leaders made up of political, business and elders had held consultations on the issue of Wajir West by-election.
“After thorough negotiations, the statement said, one candidate Prof Mohamed Yusuf Elmi, who was vying in ODM Party agreed to step down in favor of Jubilee Party Candidate,” they said in a statement.
“We as leaders from the region do not condone deceit and/or conman-ship,” they said.
Now Kenyans are waiting to see what may happen afterwards on whether the Jubilee candidate will be announced as MP elect.
Section of the leaders from the Wajir West have accused the DP of plot to kill democracy.