Tension is high in Othaya Constituency in Nyeri County following a move by The National Alliance party, TNA, to overturn the nomination of businesswoman Mary Wambui Munene as the party's Parliamentary candidate for Othaya. A group of Wambui's supporters took to the streets in protest after news filtered her ticket had instead been given to her main rival James Gichuki Mugambi who came second during the nominations last week. Wambui and her daughter Winnie Mwai accused some forces, including the President's son, Jimmy Kibaki, of being behind the move claiming members of the provincial administration had been tasked to specifically ensure that Wambui did not win and had since been transferred after she won.
