The outgoing Embu Governor and the chairman of the Council of Governors Martin Wambora has suffered a blow after losing in the senator post race.
Wambora emerged fifth in the hotly contested race which drew interest from Embu county political heavyweights including the incumbent Senator Njeru Ndwiga, former Kamukunji MP Norman Nyaga, and Deputy Governor David Kariuki, Former PS Lilian Mbogo among others.
He garnered 13,523 votes to become the fifth position behind Ndwiga who was who was fourth with 17,111, Mbogo (22,851), Kariuki (55,695), and the little-known winner Alexander Mundigi.
Wambora didn't just contest in the senatorial race but also fielded 12 MCAs under his Umoja na Maendeleo party. None of the aspirants under his party won.
This has turned out to be a huge humiliation for the two-term Embu governor who has in previous years been termed as "governor with nine lives".
The Embu residents didn't spare Wambora and other political heavyweights in the senatorial race as they elected Mundigi with 81,162 votes.
Mundigi who struggled to finance his campaigns, upon his win said he'll unite the people of Embu, and lobby to improve health services and infrastructure within the county.
"I want to unite all Embu county leaders so that they can speak in the same voice while playing my oversight and lobbying role. Our county needs more resources to improve the infrastructure and health services," he said.
The former KenGen employee said lack of resources as some of his competitors made the campaign period tough as he faced sleepless nights trying to figure out how to manage the election process.
"The situation was so difficult to an extent I thoughts of giving up at one point since I had no money to pay agents as others were doing. Agents were requesting Sh600 daily but I couldn't afford but I trusted in God," Mundigi said.
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