Bad News to Mt Kenya MP as the Latest Opinion Poll Ranks Her Fourth in the Parliamentary Race

Mwea Member of Parliament Mary Maingi has received bad news as the the latest opinion poll reveals that she is trailing behind three candidates in the parliamentary Race.

According to the Swiss Poll International survey, Kennedy Murimi Waweru is ahead in the mwea Parliamentary race with 32.8% of the vote, securing a commanding lead with 830 votes out of the 2,534 residents sampled.

He is closely followed by former lawmaker Hon. Kabinga Wathayu, who sits in second place with 21.7% representing 550 votes, while Susan Wangechi Warui maintains a strong third-place presence with 20.2% after garnering 513 votes.

This surge by the top three contenders leaves the incumbent legislator, Hon. Mary Maingi, in a vulnerable fourth position with a modest 13.8% support base, equivalent to 349 votes.

The remaining portion of the electorate is split among the trailing candidates, with Hon. Alfred Nderitu obtaining 6.8% or 171 votes, and Hon. Peter Gitau receiving 2.3% which accounts for 57 votes. A final 2.6% of the respondents, translating to 64 individuals, remain completely undecided about their choice.

The poll, which carries a margin of error of +/-3% at a 95% confidence level, underscores a major political shift in Kirinyaga County that heavily complicates Maingi’s path to re-election.

Maingi is aligned with President William Ruto and she is defending her seat on the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket in the 2027 polls.

She is also a critic of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who has gained influence in the Mt Kenya region following his impeachment in 2024.

Maingi is one of the MPs who supported and voted for the motion to impeach Gachagua.

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