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Mathenge finally cleared to run after degree fiasco with the IEBC

The New Democrats (TND) Party gubernatorial candidate Thuo Mathenge celebrates with his supporters after being cleared by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to vie as Nyeri governor, on June 6, 2022. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

Industrialist Thuo Mathenge has been eyeing the Nyeri governor seat since 2013, but there have always been hurdles in the way.

In the 2013 elections, he was cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), but he emerged third. He lost to Nderitu Gachagua and Wahome Gakuru.

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