[PHOTOS] Makueni Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau joins Ruto's UDA

Makueni Deputy Governor, Adelina Mwau has joined Deputy President William Ruto-led UDA.

Mwau was officially received to the party on Tuesday by Ruto, at his Karen residence.

"The Hustler Nation is growing bigger and bigger. This morning we welcome Adelina Mwau, the Deputy Governor of Makueni County, to UDA. Karibu Mama," the DP said in a tweet.

The Makueni DG will be vying for the county's Woman representative seat.

She has been holding meetings with different groups of people across the county as she seeks support for her bid to become the county's next woman representative.

Mwau has been Governor Kivutha Kibwana's deputy since 2013.

This comes a day after Starehe MP Charles Njagua, popularly known as Jaguar also joined Ruto's camp.

The singer turned politician was welcomed to UDA by DP Ruto alongside  MPs Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) and Oscar Sudi (Kapseret).

Speaking after the announcement, Jaguar said that the DP's bottom-up economics is what best suits the people of Starehe Constituency.

"A time has come and decisions have to be made, the welfare of the people has to be considered. Starehe is a cosmopolitan constituency with many Small Medium Enterprises(SMEs) and the bottom-up ideology suits them best," he said.

"Due to this, I feel that working with the Deputy President in his party as he runs for his presidential bid and as he works towards implementing his policies is the best option for my people of Starehe."