Embu Senator Njeru Ndwiga has officially ditched DP Ruto's United Democratic movement (UDA) party days after losing in the party primaries.
Speaking to the press in Embu town, Ndwiga announced he had opted to defend his seat as an independent candidate.
Ndwiga who had last month joined UDA after quilting Jubilee saying that the ruling party had lost popularity in the Mt Kenya region claimed the nominations were marred with massive irregularities denying a rightful win.
During the Thursday's primaries held across 36 counties, Embu Deputy Governor David Kariuki bagged the party ticket for the senatorial seat.
Mr Kariuki garnered 27,000 votes against Mr Ndwiga's 19,062.
Mr Ndwiga will now face-off Embu Governor Martin wambora who is contesting for the seat on Umoja wa Maendeleo party and his deputy David Kariuki who bagged the UDA ticked on the August 9th polls.
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