President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election bid has received a major boost after he got the support of leaders from one the National Super Alliance's (NASA) strongholds.
On Tuesday, Uhuru hosted a delegation of Western leaders at Statehouse where the Luhya leaders pledged to support his re-election.
Former Funyula MP Paul Otuoma and former Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga who were vying under the umbrella of the Opposition coalition during the August polls shifted their allegiance to support Kenyatta's presidency.
Both lost the respective seats they were contesting for with Otuoma losing the Busia governorship race to Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Candidate Sospeter Ojaamong.
Akaranga lost his bid to retain the Vihiga gubernatorial seat to ODM's Wilber Ottichilo.
Alfred Khang'ati who was ODM's candidate for Bungoma Governorship was also present during the meeting.
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Also in attendance were, former House Speaker Kenneth Marende, Former Westlands MP Fred Gumo, Former Budalangi MP Ababu Namwamba, Water CS Eugene Wamalwa, Police Commissioner Johnston Kavuludi and Presidential aspirant Cyrus Jirongo.
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Earlier on, it was revealed that the Jubilee Party will adopt a four-point plan in a renewed campaign strategy to ensure President Kenyatta emerges victorious in the repeat presidential election.
The campaign's main goal is to ensure Kenyatta garners 10 Million votes in the fresh polls after the nullification of his win by the Supreme Court.
The plan has been meticulously split into 4 tiers to ensure maximum impact from the national to the grass root levels.
Read Also: REVEALED: Uhuru's 4-Point Plan to Win Fresh Elections
On the other hand, National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga announced that he would like the repeat presidential election to be held on either October 24 or October 31.
Mr Odinga has maintained that the October 17 date given by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was not consultative.
Read Also: Raila Announces His Proposed Date for Repeat Presidential Elections
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