Prominent persons have featured in the final list of applicants seeking to occupy seats in the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA).
Jubilee has nominated ex-Interior PS Mutea Iringo, former MPs Wanjiku Muhia (Nyandarua), Moses ole Sakuda (Kajiado West), Mpuru Aburi (Tigania East) and Danson Mungatana (Garsen).
Others are former Embu Speaker Kariuki Mate and seasoned politician Omingo Magara.
Former Wajir Finance CEC Abdalla Adan Salah, ex-MPs Thomas Mwadeghu (Wundanyi), Oburu Oginga (nominated) are among those short-listed by ODM.
NASA co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka's son Kennedy has also been seconded by the Wiper party.
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Salah headed Wajir county's finance docket between 2013 and 2017 and had applied for the same position befofre the process was halted ahead of August 8 general elections.
The Wajir West constituent said he is optimistic that his application will be approved.
Wajir West is represented by
MP
Ahmed Kolosh (ODM).
"I believe I have all what it takes to clinch the seat since ODM and its leader Raila Odinga has a strong political backing from my constituency," Salah said.
He said that his candidature has received support from almost all elected lawmakers from Mandera, Garissa and Wajir counties.
The candidate said NASA failed to nominate a person from the region and expressed optimism that he will be considered for the EALA post.
"I have utmost faith that both
Jubilee and NASA
MPs will
approve my candidature
as the sole candidate from the region," he said.
Most of the big guns who lost in the August 8 polls have angled themselves for the nine slots available for Kenya at the regional Parliament amid intense lobbying.