Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP) leader Kiraitu Murungi lost in his bid to retain the Meru gubernatorial seat.
The immediate former county boss emerged third after garnering 110, 814 votes against Kawira Mwangaza, and former Meru Senator Mithika Linturi who scooped 209,148 votes and 183, 859 votes respectively.
Speaking for the first time in relation to his loss, Kiraitu said he was yet to come to terms with his loss.
In his thought-provoking piece published by the Daily Nation on Friday, October 14, stated that he had done several opinion polls all of which gave him more than 10 points above his competitors.
“We did several opinion polls, all of which gave me more than 10 points lead above my opponents,” he said.
The seasoned politician cum-writer further said he was confident that he would retain his seat because he had never lost an election in six consecutive General Elections.
He further argued that his party – the BUS – had the best campaign machinery.
“I had contested and won in all six previous elections since 1992. I was confident of winning. Everywhere we went we were welcomed by villagers with ululation, song, and dance,” he said.
On the presidential loss, Kiraitu said that the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga lost because of internal conflicts and mismanagement of funds.
“Azimio lost the election because of internal disorganization, managerial gaps, and mismanagement of funds,” he said.
According to the results declared by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati, Raila polled 6.9 million votes against William Ruto’s 7.1 million votes.
Just like Kiraitu, Raila had in the run-up to the August 9, election led in almost all the opinion polls conducted by several media houses.
