Muriithi snubs DCP, seeks to recapture seat on Ruto-allied party
Former Laikipia governor Ndiritu Muriithi has now joined the next year's race through a new party...
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Kenya Revenue Authority Chairman Ndiritu Muriithi has announced his decision to run for the Laikipia governor's seat not with the Democratic Citizens Party (DCP), but with a new party.
- Ndiritu Muriithi, the KRA Chairperson and former Laikipia governor, will vie for the governor's seat.
- He has joined the Reform Party of Kenya (RPK), rejecting an offer from the Democratic Citizens Party (DCP).
- Muriithi stated the RPK aims to counteract balkanization and isolationist politics in Mt Kenya.
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