A young gardener has surprised the
country by winning the Jubilee primaries in Kiambu county. Joakim Mwangi,
clinched the coveted party ticket for Member of County Assembly (MCA) Ngoliba
ward in Thika constituency.
Mwangi had been ridiculed by his
opponents for constantly wearing one shirt during the course of his campaign
The 26 year-old gardener had to be
financed by local residents and elders to for his campaigns ahead of the
primaries. According to sources who spoke, the young man faced an
uphill task to win the primaries as rivals spent millions during the campaign.
Mwangi who had barely money for food resorted to borrowing from friends to
survive as the champaign battles heated up.
Incredibly, Mwangi defeated a
candidate by the name Johnstone Ndegwa for the party ticket who had brought
celebrities to campaign for him
Tahidi High actor's Teacher Kilunda
and Karimi had crisscrossed the ward campaigning for Ndegwa only for him to be
trounced by the young gardener. Mwangi now hopes to win the seat in the August
General Election as some of the losers in the primaries have hinted they will
vie again as independent candidates.
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