Kiraitu names potential running mate in race for Meru governorship

Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi and Titus Ntuchiu, when they were prayed for at the Gachiege EAPC in Imenti North on Sunday. Linturi is running for senate seat while Ntuchiu will be Kiraitu Murungi's running mate in the 2017 governors race. PHOTO: PETER MUTHOMI/STANDARD

Even before he secures the nomination to run for Meru governor on any of the political parties in the Mt Kenya region, Senator Kiraitu Murungi says he has picked on a running mate.

The Meru senator says he wants to have motor dealer Titus Ntuchiu on his ticket. Ntuchiu’s selection is viewed as a strategy to weaken Governor Peter Munya who has announced he will seek re-election. Ntuchiu is an influential businessman in Tigania, which is Munya’s political backyard.