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William Kabogo sips beer after falling behind in Kiambu gubernatorial race

by Enock Ndayala

Tujibebe party leader William Kabogo appears to have moved on from the obvious defeat in the battle for the Kiambu gubernatorial seat way ahead of the declaration of the final results.

In what is seen as welcoming the impending defeat, Kabogo, through his official Twitter account urged his supporters to tighten their belts as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) continued tallying votes for Kiambu gubernatorial race.

Although IEBC has not officially announced the official results for the Kiambu gubernatorial contest, there were clear indications that senator Kimani Wamatangi of the UDA party is headed for a landslide win.

Tujibebe party leader William Kabogo appears to have thrown in the towel in the battle for the Kiambu Governor race way ahead of the declaration of the final results. Photo: William Ruto/Twitter

As such, Kabogo took to Twitter and shared a picture sipping a beer at some luxurious hotel, probably to console himself following the defeat that was awaiting him.

“Kuburudika (enjoying). Kazeni mishipi mbele (tighten your belts, it is going to be tough) ni tight,” Kabogo captioned his photo.

The former Kiambu governor (2013-2017) was seeking to recapture his seat which is currently being held by incumbent Kiambu Governor James Nyoro who is also seeking re-election.

Kabogo won the seat in 2013 as the first governor of the county but lost to Ferdinand Waititu in 2017 while running as an independent candidate.

The other candidates included; former Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi (UDA), Patrick Wainaina Wa Jungle (independent), Juliet Kimemia (KANU), Moses Kuria, and Mwende Gatabaki (Safina Party).

Earlier on Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, a principal in Deputy President Willia Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance through his Chama Cha Kazi (CCK) party, gave up in the race to become Kiambu governor.

“I enjoyed every minute of my eight years in elective politics. Back to the private sector. Happily,” Kuria said on Tuesday, August 9, just moments after vote tallying had commenced.

Both Kabogo and Kuria join a list of political bigwigs from the vote-rich Mt Kenya region who will remain in political cold for the next five years should they fail to land slots at the national government.

Among those who have lost include Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni who was eying to retain the Ndaragua parliamentary seat, Kieni MP Kanini Kega, and National Assembly majority leader Amos Kimunya among others.

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