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Mt Kenya election losers win big as Uhuru succession plot thickens

Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji. Mr Gethenji. FILEPHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The majority of politicians from Nyeri, Kiambu and Murang’a counties who lost in the Jubilee Party nominations and did not defend their seats are now beneficiaries of recent State appointments.
  • In a Gazette notice dated October 17, 2019, Mr Kagwe was appointed as a member of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority for three years.
  • Also on the list is former Kirinyaga senator Daniel Karaba, who becomes a member of the Board of Trustees of the Commodities Fund for three years.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has moved to galvanise support in his Mt Kenya backyard by dishing out government appointments to 2017 election losers.

The majority of politicians from Nyeri, Kiambu and Murang’a counties who lost in the Jubilee Party nominations and did not defend their seats are now beneficiaries of recent State appointments.