Mwangi wa Iria claims he has 10 million votes ahead of August polls
By Rawlings, February 14, 2022
Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria now says he already has 10 million votes and dares his opponents in the August 9 presidential election to show what they have.
Wa Iria said he is banking on Agikuyu community that he said has anointed him as the next president of Kenya.
“I can’t abscond the duty of not leading our people. I am a spiritual leader. Gikuyu and Mumbi will confront me if I don’t vie,” he said during a press conference at his Usawa Kwa Wote party headquarters in Lavington.
The governor also said he is in a process of drafting a bill that will advocate for every household to own a cow.
He also dismissed Deputy President William Ruto’s bottom-up economic model and Raila Odinga’s Ksh6000 monthly stipend for the poor as unachievable.
Wa Iria, 57, was elected as the first governor of Murang’a County and is currently serving his last term in office.
Before joining politics, Wa Iria was the Managing Director of Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC).
He has also served as National Sales Manager of Kenya Breweries Ltd, Managing Director of Ngano Feeds Ltd, CEO of Freshco Seeds and as General Manager of the Commercial Division of Industrial Promotion Services.