Ab-Titchaz
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Now we got this.....
Nduku Kilonzo opts out of Makueni senate race, backs Kethi Kilonzo
Updated Wednesday, June 12th 2013 at 00:13 GMT +3 By MACHUA KOINANGE
Kenya: Nduku Kilonzo will not be running for the vacant Makueni Senate seat after all, The Standard can now reveal.
"I had a meeting on Monday night with members of my family including my children, brothers, sisters and close friends. They have advised me that this is not the right time and I am still mourning the loss of my husband. There will be another time," she said on Tuesday.
What is more, she will throw her full support behind her step-daughter, Kethi Kilonzo, should she decide to jump back into the race for the seat.
"I will throw my support behind Kethi should she decide to run. I will fully support her."
Kethi's decision
Last night, it was still unclear if Kethi would reconsider her decision and get back in the race in the light of her stepmother's decision to step aside. Efforts to reach her were fruitless and close friends confided to The Standard that she was probably keeping a low profile due to the publicity generated by the senate race.
Nduku told The Standard yesterday that she had jumped into the race after confirming with her step-daughter that she was not running.
The stunning development brings to an end the possible remarkable match-up for the Makueni by-election scheduled for July 22 that would have pitted step-mother versus step-daughter. The by-election is being held in the same month that the late Mutula was born. He was born on July 2.
That was an additional reason for Nduku to pull out: "I have withdrawn from the race. It's hard to run in the election in the same month that I am celebrating my late husband's birthday. My role now is to hold my family together and run my late husband's businesses, including his ranch."
Mutula died on April 27 while on a weekend away at his 1,500-acre Kwa Kyelu ranch after falling ill. He was laid to rest on May 9 and a pathology report on the cause of his death is yet to be made public.
Nduku attended a church service last Sunday at our Lady of Lourdes in Machakos town in the company of Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu where she made the announcement. President Uhuru Kenyatta also attended the memorial service for the late Bishop Urbanus Kioko.
Standard Digital News - Kenya : Nduku Kilonzo opts out of Makueni senate race, backs Kethi Kilonzo
