Wavinya Ndeti: No need for Waita to drop bid, I'll defeat him

Machakos gubernatorial candidate  Wavinya Ndeti has downplayed former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita’s probabilities in the county top seat.

Speaking while receiving defectors from Mr Waita's Chama Cha Uzalendo(CCU) in Athi River , Ms.Ndeti said she will not be intimidated .

“Do not remove him from the race, leave him there, I will deal with him early in the morning on that day… I do not fear him, ”said Ms Ndeti.

Ms Ndeti's declaration comes amid allegations that Waita has been intimidating Wiper Party contestants in the race. 

Both Wiper and CCU are under the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party, which has seen sibling rivalry in the battle for the governor seat with claims of a planned zoning sparking more division.

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka had in the past Azimio rally in Machakos  , called on Mr Waita to drop his bid and back Wavinya, an appeal that Waita vehemently declined to abide by and instead asked  Mr Musyoka to leave Machakos politics and let the voters make their decision.

"Kalonzo is neither a voter or a candidate in Machakos County, he has no business telling the people of Machakos who should vote, who should stand and who should not," Nzioka told Citizen Digital on June 13.  

Other candidates facing off with Ms Ndeti and Mr Waita include Deputy Governor Francis Maliti  of the Maendeleo Chap Chap party, and former Senator Johnson Muthama of UDA.