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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The late Sharon Otieno’s mother, Melinda Auma, has addressed a statement that has been making rounds on social media, claiming that she was given a direct United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket by Deputy President William Ruto.<\/p>\n

Auma, who is vying for the Homa Bay Women Representative Seat, distanced herself from the allegations, continuing to state that she had neither received money nor a car from the DP.<\/p>\n

The statement alleged to have been signed by one of her family members, indicated that the DP had brokered a deal to protect Migori Governor, Okoth Obado, who is the prime suspect in the death of Sharon Otieno.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Auma refuted the claims, stating she did not own any vehicle.<\/p>\n

“The statement is fake and just based on propaganda. There will be a lot of that during this election period. I have never received any vehicle or cent from the DP. I am just an aspirant like any other,” Auma stated.<\/p>\n

Auma went on to state that she supported the DP on the basis of his policies and the bottom-up economic model.<\/p>\n

She added that she would not contest on a Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket, arguing that a number of officials from the party had disappointed and frustrated her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told them that ODM people had done wrong things to me, so I could not be part of that team. I then asked them to give me time to look for another party.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know that this is the same party Obado was supporting. But I do not regret it because I have a huge following,\u201d the aspiring Woman Rep stated.<\/p>\n

In addition, she noted that she did not regret being in the same political party as Obado, adding that she was not aware the governor was also a member of UDA.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy joining of politics was not my personal decision. The people from West Ward are the ones who decided, and they had been pressuring me for a long time,” she stated.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Kenya. The late Sharon Otieno’s mother, Melinda Auma, has addressed a statement that has been making rounds on social media, claiming that she was given a direct United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket by Deputy President William Ruto. 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