Kalonzo faces tough battle in bid to tilt Machakos vote

Machakos Wiper senatorial aspirant Agnes Kavindu at A.I.C Kasina in Mlolongo town, Machakos County, on January 17, 2021. [John Muia, Standard]

A supremacy battle is taking shape in the Machakos senatorial by-election scheduled for March 18 as key political figures seek to stamp their authority in the region.

Stakes are high as Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka seeks to recapture the seat his party lost to Chama Cha Uzalendo (CCU) in 2017 after former Senator Johnstone Muthama declined the party’s direct nomination to defend his seat.