Karungo Wa Thang'wa, the Ngewa Ward MCA and a Kiambu independent candidate for the Senate. He has declined to heed a call by governorship candidate Ferdinand Waititu to drop his bid and support Jubilee candidates in the August elections. PHOTO | MARY WAMBUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Mr Thang'wa garnered 178,814 votes against Mr Wamatangi's 206,282 votes.
Mr Waititu said he does not wish to see fights between the two senatorial candidates.
Gatundu North MP Francis Kigo Njenga will also be vying as an independent.
Kiambu senatorial aspirant and Ngewa Ward MCA Karungo Wa Thang'wa has insisted he will be on the ballot as an independent candidate in the August 8 general elections.
He has rejected Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu's advice on Monday to drop his bid and support Jubilee candidates.
