Jubilee Party has settled on former Makadara MP Benson Mutura as its candidate for the vacant Nairobi County Assembly Speaker’s position. Mr Tuju had convened a consultative meeting with Jubilee MCAs to have a common stand on who will be their flag bearer in the race. Mr Mutura was unveiled to the ward representatives during the meeting and is now seen as a front runner in the race with President Uhuru Kenyatta calling in to whip the members to back their candidate. Nairobi Assembly currently has 122 MCAs with 65 being members of Jubilee while 57 allied to the opposition. Deputy Majority Whip Waithera Chege, however, expressed confidence in Mr Mutura saying he was the best fit for the position considering his knowledge and experience in Nairobi politics.

Source: Daily Nation August 13, 2020 13:45 UTC