Nairobi Jubilee gubernatorial aspirants have said there are irregularities in the party primaries. Nairobi Senator Mike ‘Sonko’ Mbuvi has said there are some anomalies with voting in the polling stations. The Senator was speaking after casting his vote at Bidii Primary School in Buru Buru. “I’ve been going round in over 100 polling stations up to now and it’s a repetition of the same complaints,” he said, adding that he was almost being denied a chance to vote, “Thanks to the presiding officer due to his quick understanding, I was allowed to vote using my identity card.”
The Jubilee gubernatorial aspirant said his supporters had been denied their right to vote because their names didn’t appear in the Jubilee party register, though they are registered at the same polling station. On suggestions that he may step down for others, he insisted that he hasn’t opted or any deal with his opponents to step down, “I can’t step down for anybody, let’s go to the people and sell our manifestos.”
Another Jubilee Gubernatorial aspirant, Peter Kenneth also said there were irregularities in the process after casting his vote in Makadara. He said some names were missing from the register, “There are some old people from this village, who have lived all their life here and their names are missing from the register. They’ve voted from independence and their names are not there,” he said, “It’s quite frustrating.”
Elsewhere, the voting went on well in Nairobi City. At Moi Avenue Primary School in the city, voters turned up early to vote, and the queue was evidently long. The Jubilee primaries in Nairobi have been anticipated, especially the competition for the gubernatorial position, with incumbent Senator Mike Mbuvi ‘Sonko’ facing former presidential aspirant Peter Kenneth and Margaret Wanjiru.
