President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first cousin Beth Mugo now tops
the amended list of Jubilee Senate nominees published by the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Friday. In the list, the head of the
party secretariat Winny Guchu has been replaced by Christine Zawadi Gona of
Kilifi County in position four.
The previous nominee for Kilifi, Caroline Chilango has been
axed to pave way for Gona. Mugo displaced failed Nairobi Woman Representative
aspirant Millicent Omanga from the first position in order of party priorities
of the persons to be nominated to serve in the Senate.
Omanga was pushed to position three while another nominee -
Alice Chepkorir moved from position three to two. The original list which had
Omanga, Mugo and Chepkorir in that order was returned to the party for
streamlining. Besides Gona, the other newcomer is Farhiya Haji from Wajir who
replaced Janet Syowai Muli from list of the sixteen finalists. Haji is now in
position eight while the previous position eight holder, Naomi Waqo, moves to
position seven.
The previous position seven - Falhada Dekow Iman moved to
position six. Those occupying positions 9 to 15 -- Caroline Daudi, Veronica
Maina, Franciscar Kamuren, Beatrice Gambo, Mary Adhiambo, Miruka Kerubo and
Khadija Abakiri in that order -- were not moved. The last person in the Jubilee
Senate list of nominees is a newcomer, Linet Mirihane.
The party also retained
the people with disability nominees Isaac Mwaura and Joyce Amasong as
well as their youth nominees, Prengei Victor and Wambui Nyutu. The party
maintained its National Assembly list in the same order of priority as
submitted earlier.
David Ole Sankok tops the list representing persons with
disabilities followed by business lady Halima Yussuf and Gideon Keter
representing the youth. At position four for “special interest” is lawyer
Jeniffer Shamalla, while Starehe MP Maina Kamanda keeps his position five,
representing Nairobi farmers. The others are Cecily Mbarire (technocrat),
Bishop Jackson Koskei (preacher and person living with disability), Faith
Waigwa (lawyer), Aden Noor (minority), Sandra Vall Adhiambo (workers), Samwel
Mburu (business) and Agnes Kariuki (business). Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC has also
settled on its Secretary General Geoffrey Osostsi and nutritionist Prof Ruth
Oniango for Parliament slots. Senator Gideon Moi’s Kanu opted to give Zipporah
Kering, the current Nandi County MP a lifeline after she lost in Jubilee
nominations.
