Aspirants in dilemma as Jubilee merger drags on

City lawyer Mugambi Imanyara at Meru town on March 17, 2016. He declared for the Meru senatorial seat. He said they are consulting to establish a third force in Meru politics to oppose the groupings lead by senator Kiraitu Murungi and gover Peter Munya. PHOTO: PETER MUTHOMI/Standard

Aspirants in the Mt Kenya stronghold of President Uhuru Kenyatta are in a dilemma of political identity as the merger of parties in the Jubilee coalition enters the final stretch.

The ruling coalition’s primaries are expected to be cut-throat and crowded because nearly all aspirants identify with the ticket of the president’s party and winners expect an enviable head start.