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Senator Irungu Kang'ata's Murang'a governorship bid faces hurdle

Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata is eyeing the county governorship post in August 9, 2022 polls. [File, Standard]

Senator Irungu Kang’ata has until tomorrow (Tuesday, June 7) to seek clearance as a gubernatorial candidate in the August 9 General Election.

This comes on the back of suspicion that his running mate, Winfred Mwangi Njeri, might not have resigned from her lecturing job at the University of Nairobi (UoN) by February 9, 2022 as the law demands.

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