Jubilee candidate Mathare Parliamentary seat Kelvin Kioko, popularly known as Bahati has lashed at Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) secretary general Edwin Sifuna for allegedly staging his downfall in Azimio – One Kenya.
Addressing the media, Wednesday, 29th June, 2022, the singer dismissed Edwin Sifuna’s senatorial candidature and endorsed DP Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza candidate Margaret Wanjiru.
Bahati claimed that Sifuna’s outbursts over zoning Mathare Constituency will cost him the senatorial bid i August 9 contest.
Bahati bashes Sifuna
“Edwin Sifuna’s outbursts by attempting to thwart my candidature in Mathare Constituency will cost him the senatorial seat. He will definitely lose to Kenya Kwanza candidate Margaret Wanjiru” said Bahati.
Referring to Sifuna’s previous election fate, Bahati added that he (Sifuna) lost Kanduyi Parliamentary seat in the party primaries and was handed direct ODM ticket for Nairobi senatorial race, where he lost to Jubilee candidate Johnson Sakaja in 2017.
“Sifuna is a seasoned loser. He lost ODM party ticket in the primaries for Kanduyi Parliamentary seat. He was later handed direct ODM ticket for Nairobi senatorial seat in 2017. He again lost to Jubilee candidate Johnson Sakaja. I am pretty sure that he will lose to Margaret Wanjiru in the forthcoming August election” Bahati added.
This emerges a time when the duo have engaged in bitter exchange of words following alleged Azimio – One Kenya’s decision to zone Mathare constituency for ODM candidate, Anthony Oluoch.
Sifuna noted that out of 18 constituencies in Nairobi, Jubilee party will field candidates in 8 constituencies.
“Our colleagues from Jubilee will be presenting their candidates from eight constituencies and those from ODM will present some from eight constituencies,” said Sifuna.
ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna
“Zoning was done perfectly even here in Mathare we have agreed that its an ODM zone. We only have one candidate in Mathare and that is Anthony Oluoch, this young man called Bahati is my younger brother and we will talk. I will make sure that we find him another position within the Azimio government.” He added.
