Two out to win voters’ hearts as D-day looms

Moses Kuria (left) and Joachim Kamere.

What you need to know:

  • Both Mr Moses Kuria of TNA and Mr Joachim Kamere of New Democrats Party spent the weekend wooing voters at different venues.
  • The Kikuyu Council of Elders vowed to campaign for Mr Kamere and ensure he won the seat. They said Mr Kuria was a newcomer.

Contestants in the race for the Gatundu South parliamentary seat have stepped up efforts to win voters, barely two weeks to the August 7 by-election.

Both Mr Moses Kuria of TNA and Mr Joachim Kamere of New Democrats Party spent the weekend wooing voters at different venues.

Mr Kuria attended a Sunday service at the Kiganjo Catholic Church.

Mr Kamere met various groups. He eventually attended a function at Kimunyu centre, where members of the Kikuyu Council of Elders endorsed him.

The move by the 200 members of the elders’ organisation poses a fresh hurdle for the TNA candidate, who has been accused of rigging the party nomination.

The elders vowed to campaign for Mr Kamere and ensure he won the seat. They said Mr Kuria was a newcomer.

“Even a father does not give away his daughter to a suitor when he comes asking for her hand in marriage for the first time,” said Mr Kariuki Kibathi, the council of elders’ Gatundu Chairman. Mr Kamere has been in the race before and deserves the seat, he added.