Thika Town MP Wa Jungle to run for Kiambu governor as independent

Independent Political Leaders Forum (IPLF) in Kiambu have endorsed Thika Town Member of Parliament Eng. Patrick Wainaina Wa Jungle to contest for the Kiambu Governor in the upcoming August General Election.

Wa Jungle, who lost in the UDA Party nominations, will be vying for the gubernatorial seat as an independent candidate.

The forum also threw its weight behind musician Loise Kim to contest for the Kiambu Woman Rep seat and Wanjiru Mathai for the Kiambu Constituency seat.

Wa Jungle who is the patron of the group said they had also agreed to have consensus for all 60 ward MCA seats, and remaining 11 parliamentary seats and 1 senate position.

“Our objective is to serve Wanjiku with all our ability, knowledge and passion in order to permanently change the economy and standard of living of our people of Kenya,” noted the Patron, Eng. Wainaina Jungle, who was speaking at a forum bringing together around 300 independents.

With 103 days to the general election, the list of aspirants eyeing various elective seats as independent candidates is growing.

From a list of 900 applicants three weeks ago, the number has shot to 5,471 by the close of business on Tuesday.

Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu says those keen on participating in the August polls without affiliation to any political party have until May 2 to submit their applications, through an online portal.

So far, 10 presidential aspirants have submitted their applications to vie as independent candidates.

Over 800 applications have been received from contestants seeking the National Assembly seats, 71 applications have been filed by those eyeing gubernatorial jobs in the August polls.