Kitui governor Charity Ngilu has dropped her bid to defend the seat leaving jubilee’s David Musila and Julius Malombe of Wiper in the race. Speaking in Mutomo Kitui county, Odinga said the people of Kitui will now have to choose between the Wiper and jubilee candidate come 9th of August.
The development in Ukambani comes just days after deputy presidential running mate in Azimio Martha Karua, hinted that they will dialogue to have one Azimio candidate in various seats across the country.
Ngilu, who is the Narc Party leader, will now concentrate on the national campaigns for Azimio flag bearer Raila Odinga ahead of the August polls.
The Kitui race has attracted among others, Malombe, Former Kitui Senator David Musila and former Nairobi deputy governor Jonathan Mueke who is seeking the Kitui governorship on a United Democratic Alliance ticket.
A month ago, on the sidelines of a meeting between aspirants for various seats at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Narc party leader indicated that she was seeking a seat in the national government.
Ms Ngilu, a former health and water minister who ran for President in 2017, sits in the President Uhuru Kenyatta-led Azimio Coalition Council, the outfit’s highest decision making organ.