{"id":919405,"date":"2022-01-25T08:28:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T08:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/25\/governor-kivutha-kibwana-i-disown-my-deputy-for-joining-dp-rutos-camp\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T08:28:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T08:28:53","slug":"governor-kivutha-kibwana-i-disown-my-deputy-for-joining-dp-rutos-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/25\/governor-kivutha-kibwana-i-disown-my-deputy-for-joining-dp-rutos-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Kivutha Kibwana: I disown my deputy for joining DP Ruto\u2019s camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"art-img row mx-md-0\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/apgvela2edwh61efa85a14042.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"bg-light mb-3 p-3 row mx-md-0\">\n<p><strong>Adelina Mwau has served as Makueni Deputy Governor for two terms, starting 2013. <\/strong>[Stephen Nzioka, Standard]\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"card-text\">Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana says he is \u201cshocked\u201d to learn that his deputy, Adelina Mwau, has joined Deputy President William Ruto\u2019s political camp.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mwau was on Tuesday morning, January 25 received by Ruto at his Karen residence in Nairobi. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hustler nation is growing bigger and bigger. This morning, we welcome Adelina Mwau, the Deputy Governor of Makueni County, to UDA. <em>Karibu Mama<\/em>,\u201d Ruto said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"art-img row mx-md-0\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/vclmb30sxulinkji61efa8c87cda6.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"bg-light mb-3 p-3 row mx-md-0\">\n<p><strong>Adelina Mwau officially\u00a0joined UDA on January 25, 2022.<\/strong> [Courtesy, Twitter]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The deputy governor, who has served for the maximum two-term limit, is eyeing the Makueni Woman Representative seat in the August 9, 2022 General Election.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am shocked to learn that my deputy is joining Ruto\u2019s camp. She and I have worked well for two terms. She\u2019ll now have to walk the political path alone, without our input,\u201d Kibwana told <em>The Standard<\/em> on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n<p>The governor said Mwau had \u201cpretended\u201d all the while that she was with him in Raila Odinga\u2019s Azimio la Umoja camp. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring Odinga\u2019s Azimio la Umoja rally in Makueni [on November 12, 2021], she was with us, and even played the role of a good host. Today, she\u2019s betrayed that cause. It\u2019s okay, she\u2019s made her decision. But I\u2019d like to say she never consulted the people of Makueni. She won\u2019t carry any more people to Ruto\u2019s side, and moving forward, it will be difficult for the two of us to work together,\u201d said the county chief.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mwau, a native of Kilungu in Kaiti Constituency, was first elected to office alongside Kibwana in the March 4, 2013 General Election under the Muungano Party.\n<\/p>\n<p>In the subsequent election \u2013 August 8, 2017 General Election \u2013 the two defended their seats on a Wiper Party ticket.\n<\/p>\n<p>Reached for comment, Mwau said she was \u201cheading to the DP\u2019s political camp, but will give a comprehensive statement later in the day\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mwau joins Starehe MP Charles Njagua Kanyi, alias Jaguar, in shifting to Ruto\u2019s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party. <\/p>\n<p>Jaguar, who was elected on a Jubilee Party ticket in the 2017 polls, joined the DP\u2019s political outfit on Monday, January 24.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mx-auto col-12 row justify-content-between\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-12 row  p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-9 text-left\">\n<h5 class=\"politic-cat\">\n<b>Monitor water pumps remotely via your phone <\/b><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>Tracking and monitoring motor vehicles is not new to Kenyans. Competition to install affordable tracking devices is fierce but essential for fleet managers who receive reports online and track vehicles from the comfort of their desk.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/article\/2001435488\/governor-kibwana-i-disown-my-deputy-for-joining-dp-ruto-s-camp\">Source: The Standard Media Kenya<\/a> <a \"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adelina Mwau has served as Makueni Deputy Governor for two terms, starting 2013. [Stephen Nzioka, Standard] Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana says he is \u201cshocked\u201d to learn that his deputy, Adelina Mwau, has joined Deputy President William Ruto\u2019s political camp. Mwau was on Tuesday morning, January 25 received by Ruto at his Karen residence in Nairobi. 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