{"id":37965,"date":"2021-10-26T17:14:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=37965"},"modified":"2021-10-26T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:28:55","slug":"waigurus-husband-speaks-on-her-joining-uda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/waigurus-husband-speaks-on-her-joining-uda","title":{"rendered":"Waiguru&#8217;s Husband Speaks on Her Joining UDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Lawyer Kamotho Waiganjo has weighed in on his wife, Kirinyaga Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru, officially joining the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).<\/p>\n<p>Waiganjo, on Tuesday, October 26, told Kenyans.co.ke that he supports Waiguru\u2019s decision to ditch President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s Jubilee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support her 110 per cent. That is her prerogative. Respect demands that I support her,\u201d Waiganjo stated, adding that this was solely Waiguru\u2019s decision, to which she had the right and freedom to make.<\/p>\n<p>The city lawyer also refuted reports circulating on social media alleging that he would not support her nor the DP\u2019s UDA party in the 2022 coming General Election.<\/p>\n<p>A statement that went viral on Facebook claimed: \u201cDue to ideological differences, I cannot join UDA leave alone supporting Ruto. In my family of seven, only HE Ann Waiguru (my wife) support Ruto. Joining Ruto&#8217; UDA was her personal decision, and not the position of our family&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Waiganjo refuted the remarks in the above statement, which was also full of grammatical errors worth noting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course it&#8217;s not true,\u201d he responded. Waiganjo is a pro-Building Bridges Initiative and President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s ally.<\/p>\n<p>His wife, Waiguru argued that Kirinyaga residents urged her to join UDA to secure her political future and career.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor has numerously reiterated that she would seek re-election in 2022, rather than seek endorsement as a presidential running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts, however, argued that Waiguru and her rival, former Justice Minister Martha Karua, were potential Deputy Presidents for aspirants in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Karua, like Waiguru, insisted that she would run against the latter in Kirinyaga. These two are expected to contest for the Governor\u2019s seat against the county\u2019s incumbent Woman Representative, Purity Ngirici.<\/p>\n<p>Ngirici has not yet spoken on Waiguru joining UDA, but had previously hinted at ditching the Deputy President William Ruto-linked party if Waiguru would be endorsed for the county\u2019s gubernatorial seat in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Lawyer Kamotho Waiganjo has weighed in on his wife, Kirinyaga Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru, officially joining the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Waiganjo, on Tuesday, October 26, told Kenyans.co.ke that he supports Waiguru\u2019s decision to ditch President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s Jubilee. \u201cI support her 110 per cent. That is her prerogative. 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