Incumbent Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has offered Wiper Candidate Wavinya Ndeti a job in his government after preliminary results indicated he was leading in the gubernatorial race.
Issuing his victory address to the public and the media at his office in Machakos town, Mutua stated that there was no love lost between him and Ndeti.
“We will give Ndeti a job if she is interested. Sina roho ya chuki, nina mapenzi tu katika roho yangu (There is no hate in my heart...there is only love),” he stated.
He added that his administration would continue to serve the people of Machakos after the polls.
Earlier on Ndeti had rejected preliminary results released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) putting Mutua ahead.
Addressing the press on Wednesday afternoon, Wavinya stated that she had already sent official communication to the IEBC rejecting the results.
“Mutua is just used to stealing, he stole from me the last time and he just continues to steal. We have written to IEBC and stated that we are rejecting the results,” she declared.
The results released on the IEBC website show that Mutua is leading with 235,700 votes (53.27%) against Wavinya's 196,955 (44.50%).
