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Parties fight for political space in vote-rich Meru

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya and Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi at a past event. [File, Standard]

Political parties in Mt Kenya East are angling for a supremacy battle ahead of next year's general elections.

Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi’s Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP) and the Party of National Unity (PNU) associated with Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya are among the parties keen to cash in on the vote-rich Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties.

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