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The late Mutula's widow Nduku Kilonzo joins race for Makueni senate seat

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By Victor Nzuma and Daniel Nzia



Machakos, Kenya: The late Makueni senator Mutula Kilonzo's widow Nduku Kilonzo has joined the race to succeed her late husband.


She made the announcement in Machakos, after attending a memorial service for the late Machakos Catholic Bishop Urbanus Kioko which was also attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Fielding questions from journalists she said; "Yes I confirm to you that I'm in the race."

She however declined to name the party she will run on, promising to divulge that at a later date.

She also said Mutula's daughter Kethi Kilonzo will not be running for the seat although we could not reach the lawyer for her comment.

Confusion reigned at the Machakos Golf club play grounds, over which party should field a candidate to replace late Kilonzo for the seat, as President Uhuru Kenyatta took off in an Airforce chopper.

Earlier, Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu introduced the late senator's widow Nduku Kilonzo to the President sending signal that she would be preferred as a possible replacement for her husband.

The church congregation and the leaders who accompanied the President comprising some MPs from Machakos and Makueni counties cheered her up with some proposing her for the senatorial race on a jubilee ticket.

But the scenario changed shortly when MPs from Makueni county led by Kitonga Maanzo (Makueni constituency) and his Kaiti counterpart Mr Makenga, when they loudly protested the decision insisting that whoever will vie on the Wiper party ticket will carry the day.

The MPs who engaged in the debate soon after the President took off insisted that the Wiper party had already endorsed Kethi Kilonzo, and nobody else would succeed in the race on a different party ticket.

They said Makueni people had vowed not to let the seat go to any party other than Wiper and warned those trying to intrude on other parties that they stood to lose terribly.

The MPs vowed to do what it takes to ensure the seat goes back to
Wiper party and called on Makueni voters to reject any body out to manipulate them to gain from the seat contrary to their wish.


Standard Digital News - Kenya : The late Mutula?s widow Nduku Kilonzo joins race for Makueni senate seat
 
Cord and Jubilee in a do-or-die hunt for Makueni flagbearers

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The late Makueni senator conferring with his daughter, Kethi Kilonzi, together with Hon. Ababu Namwamba at the Supreme Court during CORD's election petition. NATION MEDIA GROUP

By BOB ODALO bodalo@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Saturday, June 8 2013 at 20:06


In Summary


  • It follows that there are those within the Cord leadership who feel that Ms Kilonzo would likely reap a political benefit from that court appearance coupled with the sympathy votes she is likely to get following her father's death.

A fierce battle is taking shape with 42 days to go before voters in Makueni County go back to the ballot box for the second time in four months to elect a new senator.

The seat fell vacant following the death of Mr Mutula Kilonzo on April 27.

The task of choosing the candidates for both the Jubilee and Cord alliances before the Wednesday deadline was not an easy one.

The Jubilee coalition has already approached three senior politicians from Makueni – former Kibwezi MP Philip Kaloki, former assistant minister Gideon Ndambuki and a former Makueni MP, Mr Peter Kiilu – to run on a Narc ticket which is a coalition member.

Whoever the coalition settles on will likely fight it out with lawyer Kethi Kilonzo, a daughter of the late Makueni senator, who has been approached by both former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka of the Cord coalition to be the flagbearer.

Ms Kilonzo rose to popularity during the Supreme Court petition filed to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta's win where she was representing Africog, a non-governmental organisation.

It follows that there are those within the Cord leadership who feel that Ms Kilonzo would likely reap a political benefit from that court appearance coupled with the sympathy votes she is likely to get following her father's death.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had given parties a deadline of last Wednesday to identify their nominees for the July 22 contest.

However, the parties have not officially anounced their preferred candidates.

The political circumstances ahead of the by-election are significantly different from the way things were in the run-up to the March 4 elections.

By then, the two main coalitions were fighting for numbers to succeed former President Kibaki. But today, Jubilee is in power.

Wiper was the party of choice in Ukambani in the March 4 elections, winning all the three senate seats in the region – Machakos (Johnstone Muthama), Makueni (Mutula Kilonzo) and Kitui (David Musila).

But the Cord coalition led by Mr Odinga and Mr Musyoka is now the minority in both the Senate and the National Assembly. And Wiper must work extra hard to retain the seat if the events of the past week are anything to go by.

Soon after the burial of Senator Kilonzo in Mbooni on May 9, Wiper identified Ms Kilonzo as the best suited candidate to succeed her father.

But by June 5, the deadline given by the IEBC for parties to identify their candidates, she had not declared her interest.

A former Kenya National Union of Teachers national treasurer, Mr Benson Kithuku, was the only person who had paid the Sh150,000 nomination fees. This worried the Wiper leadership and their Cord coalition partners.

"What followed was a last- minute top-level search for Ms Kilonzo to salvage the situation," says a close aide of Mr Musyoka's.

Mr Musyoka personally went for Ms Kilonzo in the company of party chairman David Musila.

A fierce battle is taking shape with 42 days to go before voters in Makueni County go back to the ballot box for the second time in four months to elect a new senator.

The seat fell vacant following the death of Mr Mutula Kilonzo on April 27.

The task of choosing the candidates for both the Jubilee and Cord alliances before the Wednesday deadline was not an easy one.

The Jubilee coalition has already approached three senior politicians from Makueni – former Kibwezi MP Philip Kaloki, former assistant minister Gideon Ndambuki and a former Makueni MP, Mr Peter Kiilu – to run on a Narc ticket which is a coalition member.

Whoever the coalition settles on will likely fight it out with lawyer Kethi Kilonzo, a daughter of the late Makueni senator, who has been approached by both former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka of the Cord coalition to be the flagbearer.

Ms Kilonzo rose to popularity during the Supreme Court petition filed to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta's win where she was representing Africog, a non-governmental organisation.

It follows that there are those within the Cord leadership who feel that Ms Kilonzo would likely reap a political benefit from that court appearance coupled with the sympathy votes she is likely to get following her father's death.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had given parties a deadline of last Wednesday to identify their nominees for the July 22 contest.

However, the parties have not officially anounced their preferred candidates.

The political circumstances ahead of the by-election are significantly different from the way things were in the run-up to the March 4 elections.

By then, the two main coalitions were fighting for numbers to succeed former President Kibaki. But today, Jubilee is in power.

Wiper was the party of choice in Ukambani in the March 4 elections, winning all the three senate seats in the region – Machakos (Johnstone Muthama), Makueni (Mutula Kilonzo) and Kitui (David Musila).

But the Cord coalition led by Mr Odinga and Mr Musyoka is now the minority in both the Senate and the National Assembly. And Wiper must work extra hard to retain the seat if the events of the past week are anything to go by.

Soon after the burial of Senator Kilonzo in Mbooni on May 9, Wiper identified Ms Kilonzo as the best suited candidate to succeed her father.

But by June 5, the deadline given by the IEBC for parties to identify their candidates, she had not declared her interest.

A former Kenya National Union of Teachers national treasurer, Mr Benson Kithuku, was the only person who had paid the Sh150,000 nomination fees. This worried the Wiper leadership and their Cord coalition partners.

"What followed was a last- minute top-level search for Ms Kilonzo to salvage the situation," says a close aide of Mr Musyoka's.

Mr Musyoka personally went for Ms Kilonzo in the company of party chairman David Musila.

However, with news that Ms Kilonzo had joined the race, Mwania Jr will have to reconsider his candidature as he is related to the late Kilonzo's family. His aunt Nduku is Mutula's wife.

He announced his bid last week after news went round that Kilonzo's family would not field a candidate.

Mwania Jr, 28, is a businessman and a grandson of one of the most successful pre- and post-independence businessmen in Ukambani region -- the late Musau Mwania.

Novelist Maillu spoke to the Sunday Nation last week and announced that he was in the race. Mr Maillu is a Kanu member.

Mrs Kitundu has been cleared by her party to contest.

Cord and Jubilee in a do-or-die hunt for Makueni flagbearers - Politics - nation.co.ke
 

 
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Sasa huyo mama nae kashanunuliwa..ndio tatizo la mama wa kambo badala amuachie mtoto yeye nae kashaanza kutumika kisiasa...soon mtasikia ameenda mahakamani kudai share zake za urithi.ataivuruga hiyo familia.
 
Mama wa kambo mara nyingi huwa na matatizo kama haya....simlaumu, hana uhusiano na Kethi ila tu kwa uhusiano wake na marehemu kilonzo
 
Sasa huyo mama nae kashanunuliwa..ndio tatizo la mama wa kambo badala amuachie mtoto yeye nae kashaanza kutumika kisiasa...soon mtasikia ameenda mahakamani kudai share zake za urithi.ataivuruga hiyo familia.

Umeona eh?....wanasiasa Kenya mazee ovyo sana!
 
Mama wa kambo mara nyingi huwa na matatizo kama haya....simlaumu, hana uhusiano na Kethi ila tu kwa uhusiano wake na marehemu kilonzo

Sema boss,

I'm really interested in knowing why Nduku spoke on behalf of Kethi by categorically stating Kethi is not in the
race (check video). That rite there gon start some beef unless someone intervenes.

Word from the grapevine is that Ngilu is the one who prodded Nduku into throwing her weight in this thing.
...si I thought Cabinet Secretaries are not meant to meddle in 'politricks'?...interesting times ahead.
 
Sema boss,

I'm really interested in knowing why Nduku spoke on behalf of Kethi by categorically stating Kethi is not in the
race (check video). That rite there gon start some beef unless someone intervenes.

Word from the grapevine is that Ngilu is the one who prodded Nduku into throwing her weight in this thing.
...si I thought Cabinet Secretaries are not meant to meddle in 'politricks'?...interesting times ahead.

juzi nilikuwa nasoma gazeti moja la kenya..niliona keithi atagombea..sasa huyu mama nae katokea wapi tena..huyu mama anatumika na ngilu..ngilu ataivuruga hiyn familia.
 
Sema boss,

I'm really interested in knowing why Nduku spoke on behalf of Kethi by categorically stating Kethi is not in the
race (check video). That rite there gon start some beef unless someone intervenes.

Word from the grapevine is that Ngilu is the one who prodded Nduku into throwing her weight in this thing.
...si I thought Cabinet Secretaries are not meant to meddle in 'politricks'?...interesting times ahead.
Sasa huyu mama anamsaliti mumewe kwenda kuwa rafiki na kujiunga na muungano ambao mume wake aliupinga kwa nguvu zote hadi anaenda kaburini,haingii akilini kwamba huyu mama mara hii kaanza kuangamiza familia yake kwa ajili ya mambo ya kisiasa,kwetu neno NDUKU lina maanisha,sisiiza wadogo weusi ambao wakikuuma lazima ujikune na ukijikuna hutokea uvimbe kiasi kutokana na sumu yake ,huyu mama ni SUMU,si ajanu alikatazwa kufika Maanzoni ,kwenye paradiso ya marehemu Mutula
 
Sema boss,

I'm really interested in knowing why Nduku spoke on behalf of Kethi by categorically stating Kethi is not in the
race (check video). That rite there gon start some beef unless someone intervenes.

Word from the grapevine is that Ngilu is the one who prodded Nduku into throwing her weight in this thing.
...si I thought Cabinet Secretaries are not meant to meddle in 'politricks'?...interesting times ahead.

Hey brother, long time.

At times the greediness in jubilee gets to pathetic levels. If you ever watch parliamentary proceedings u will never fail to notice how certain members of parliament are treated as garbage. Am equally dumb founded that Ngilu is still on politricks or as alleged. Its such negative precedences that advises Jubilee to coerce Nduku against Kethi. Like surely same family......it never gets insane.

I am however confident she spoke for herself and not Kethi whom enjoys majority of Kambas support courtesy of the Supreme Court bout. I believe she was overly excited when sayin so.

NB: Kethi also gets empathy votes as the rightful heir to Mutula Kilonzo...
 
My take is Could be Nduku and Ngilu have been long term family friends, which may make some mistake that bond as Ngilu trying to manipulate affairs. If you were the ones would you ingnore attenfding a funeral by virtue of your postiton restraining you. Remember, ngilus political engangements were terminated by the president.
 
Residents protest against Nduku Kilonzo's bid for Makueni senate

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Makueni, Kenya: A decision by late Makueni senator Mutula Kilonzo's widow, Nduku, to vie for the seat has received a blow after residents of Makueni protested against it.

A day after she declared interest in the seat, residents of Wote town held street demonstrations to express their disapproval of her candidature.

Business in the county headquarter was brought to a standstill as residents thronged the streets to protest Nduku's candidature terming her a spoiler for her step daughter's chances of succeeding her late father.

Led by former Wote town councilor Joseph Musau, the residents said they have welcomed Kethi Kilonzo's candidature and are not ready to be treated to another family feud.

"We are ready to support Kethi for this seat, but we do not want to be treated to another family feud. Let Nduku support her step daughter because Kethi declared interest first and is more qualified," said Musau.

"We are not supporting Kethi because of her late father's popularity. We support her because we saw her ability to defend the people during the presidential petition against the election of Uhuru Kenyatta at the Supreme Court. We don't know what Nduku is capable of," he added.

Members of parliament from Makueni County have also issued a statement denouncing Nduku's candidature saying they are steadfastly behind Kethi.

Speaking moments after Nduku declared her interest in the seat on Sunday, MPs Daniel Maanzo (Makueni), Kisoi Munyao (Mbooni) and Stephen Mule (Matungulu) said they were not aware of Nduku's interest in the post and that they were solely behind Kethi.

Maanzo who read the joint statement said Kethi had already been granted a Wiper certificate and soon will be escorted to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's offices by former premier Raila Odinga and wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to present her nomination papers.

"The people of Makueni have already decided that it is Kethi they want to succeed her father and we as Wiper and CORD have already accorded her the ticket. We are waiting for Kalonzo to return to the country so the two CORD leaders can escort her to IEBC and lead unveiling of her candidature," Maanzo said.

Nduku has been closely associated with Lands cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu who introduced her to the president during a mass at Machakos Catholic Church, Sunday, and also stood by her while fielding questions from journalists about her political ambition.

Standard Digital News - Kenya : Residents protest against Nduku Kilonzo?s bid for Makueni senate
 
CORD, Jubilee row over Makueni senate seat

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By Daniel Nzia and Goeffrey Mosoku



Makueni, Kenya:
Underhand tactics, unverified claims and desperate schemes are already marking out the Makueni Senate by-election as a bruising contest between the Jubilee and CORD alliances.

Confusion reigned Monday, over which party's ticket Nduku Kilonzo is banking on after Narc leader Kiema Kilonzo dismissed her candidature in a section of the press.

It had been thought she would run on the Narc ticket after she was introduced by Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu to the congregation at our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Sunday in the presence of President Kenyatta.

Officially, Kenyatta was there to attend the memorial service for the late Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko, but the event was laced with heavy political undertones.

Under the Constitution, Ngilu is not allowed to engage in politics as a member of the Cabinet, but some read scheming in her actions.

Mbooni MP Michael Kisoi Munyao summed it up by saying: "This is not just another church service, but a political game."

"Ngilu will definitely not engage in direct campaigns but you can be sure she will employ behind-the-scenes tactics to deliver the seat to Jubilee," said a separate source that, however, asked not to be named.

The intrigues deepened after Nduku claimed her stepdaughter Kethi had opted out of the race, a claim that could not be confirmed. Sources within the Jubilee camp intimated that the alliance is ready to play dirty against CORD by winning over Kethi Kilonzo, the late Senator's daughter, to their side.

Kethi is yet to publicly confirm her candidature for her late father's seat but leaders among them Makueni MP Daniel Maanzo, insist she has accepted to vie on a Wiper ticket in the July 22 by-election.

Multiple sources intimated to The Standard that among the tactics Jubilee is mulling over is to have Kethi and her stepmother Nduku on their side. They said Jubilee would try and tempt Kethi to either contest the seat on the ticket of one of the member parties or pull out of the race in favour of their preferred candidate.

Honour of father

In the event Kethi completely refuses to play ball, then the alliance will front her stepmother, a move observers say will amount to her being a spoiler. The reason Jubilee is interested in Kethi in either of the two options is because of her popularity among the Makueni county residents. Voters in the region have openly said they would vote for her in honour of her late father for whom they voted overwhelmingly in the March 4 General election.

Running as a candidate of the Wiper Democratic Party in CORD, the late Mutula polled over 192,000 votes against former Kilome MP John Harun Mwau's 52,000 plus.

Wiper leaders maintain the seat belongs to their party that is dominant in Ukambani. Reports about the entry into the race by Nduku, possibly setting up a clash with her stepdaughter, Kethi, has lit the fuse on the feud between Jubilee and CORD.

CORD is fighting to retain the seat held by a figure instrumental in the making of the coalition in the run-up to the March 4 vote. Besides, the region overwhelmingly voted for CORD and is perceived the bedrock of support for former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper Democratic Movement party.

The ruling coalition sees Kilonzo's exit as the perfect chance to end this dominance and is shopping for a strong candidate to bag the seat. The sympathy that Kethi would draw appears formidable hence the plan to try and split the CORD votes by engaging her stepmother Nduku.

The announcement caught many by surprise given that Kethi, who starred during CORD co-principal and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's petition against the election of President Uhuru at the Supreme Court, is anticipated to vie.

Raila's ODM and Ford Kenya, who are the other partners in CORD, have reportedly agreed to back the Wiper candidate. Raila, Kalonzo and Senator Moses Wetang'ula will campaign for the coalition's candidate.

When asked by The Standard Monday whether she was in the running, Nduku replied: "I have no comment at this time." Prodded further, she insisted that in an earlier conversation she had with Kethi, her stepdaughter had told her she would not contest.

During Mutula Kilonzo's burial, Kalonzo urged the people of Makueni to honour the late ex-minister by remaining firmly in Wiper. Last week, a meeting called by Wiper to agree on a candidate failed to reach a decision, reportedly because a survey had indicated Kethi was the preferred candidate.

Monday, MPs allied to CORD alleged a scheme by Jubilee to divide the grieving family. "There will be a bitter contest between Cord and Jubilee and there is no secret that Jubilee is fronting Nduku Kilonzo probably against Kethi Kilonzo," Makueni MP Dan Maanzo said.

Maanzo said the leadership of Ukambani would try and urge the family to sit and agree on one candidate. "We want the family to sit and come up with one candidate and we will not like to see them divided because of an election," he added.

Initiate talks

Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama, who was a close ally of the late Mutula, said they would initiate talks within the family to avoid any fallout out. Muthama indicated that they would talk to Kethi to forego her ambitions for the sake of the family.

"If it is indeed true that President Uhuru and Ngilu have endorsed Nduku, we may be forced to field one of the other candidates we considered because we value family and want them to remain united in the face of their grief," he said.

Asked about the alleged plot, the director of communications in The National Alliance, one of the main parties in Jubilee, Mr Michael Waikenda said: "The Jubilee Coalition will unveil its candidate soon and for now we cannot speculate. Wait until then."

On his part, Narc leader Kiema Kilonzo said: "I want to confirm as the new party leader that the Narc party has received four applications and we are interviewing them. In four days' time we will unveil our candidate." He took over the leadership of Narc from Ngilu after her appointment to Cabinet.

When pressed by The Standard to confirm if Nduku was among the four applicants Kiema would only say, "Just wait and you will see."

Jubilee's URP has reportedly resolved to field former Kibwezi MP Philip Kaloki with other expected candidates.

Standard Digital News - Kenya : CORD, Jubilee row over Makueni senate seat
 
Kethi Kilonzo drops out of Makueni Senate race



Kethi Kilonzo has dropped out of the Makueni Senate seat race saying it would be a curse to compete with her mother.


There were indications that Ms Kilonzo would seek to succeed her father, Mutula Kilonzo, and represent the people of Makueni in the Senate.

However, on Tuesday she ruled herself out of the running stating that she could not contest against her mother, Nduku Kilonzo.

"A child does not compete with the mother. It is a curse. I will not support Jubilee. To stand with my father's enemies is a worse curse," she said on Twitter.

On Sunday, Mrs Kilonzo stunned many when she threw her hat in the ring for the seat during a church service attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta in Machakos Town.

Mrs Kilonzo was introduced to the congregation at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral by Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu before she made the announcement.

On Tuesday, Ms Kilonzo pleaded with Makueni residents to understand her predicament.

"Today is a dark day. May the people of Makueni and all who have stood with me one day find it in their hearts to forgive me," she tweeted.

Mutula Kilonzo was found dead in his Maanzoni ranch on April 27.


The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set July 22 as the date for the Makueni Senate by-election.

Kethi Kilonzo drops out of Makueni Senate race - Politics - nation.co.ke
 
Most superstitious kethi but that is a great sign of respect to her elders
 
No comment, i dont know if Cord has the balls to sail without Kethi, the voters are already sending mixed reactions, mad respect to the gal all the same.
 
Hivi huyo mke wa Kilonzo ana akili timamu kweli? Yaani atagombea kwa tiketi ya Jubilee?

Halafu naye huyo Nduku anaonekana ni boya tu maana ile Jumapili wakati anaulizwa kama atagombea kuna sauti (ambayo inasadikika ni ya Ngilu) ilisikika ikimwambia 'say Yes'.

Sasa mtu mzima gani unaambiwa jinsi ya kujibu maswali? Boya kabisa huyo mwanamke.
 
Sasa huyo mama nae kashanunuliwa..ndio tatizo la mama wa kambo badala amuachie mtoto yeye nae kashaanza kutumika kisiasa...soon mtasikia ameenda mahakamani kudai share zake za urithi.ataivuruga hiyo familia.

Kethi amejitoa amesema hawezi kugombea na mama yake lakini akasema pia hawezi kuwaunga mkono Jubilee ambao baba yake aliwapinga hadi anaingia kaburini na kudai kuwaunga mkono Jubilee ni kupata laana ya masiaha kutoka kwa marehemu baba yake na hawezi kufanya hivyo .
ANGALIZO:Hivi Nduku anataka apate laana ya mume wake,inaonekana huyu mama kajawa na tamaa,nakumbuka kwenye mazishi alisema alimuacha mume wake mtarajiwa akavua pete na kwenda kwa Mutula na sasa pia anaenda kwa Jubilee na kuvua pete(kwenda muungano alioupinga mumewe) ya Mutula.
Kwa mara ingine tena mtoto kaonyesha busara dhidi ya mama wa kambo,sijui watoto wake wa kuzaa wameshindwa kumshauri.
 
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