Five aspirants seek to wrestle Kangema from Kigano's hold

Peter Kihungi and Johnson Mukuha, Kangema parliamentary aspirants.

The entry of five candidates seeking to outseat the incumbent Muturi Kigano has raised stakes in the Kangema parliamentary contest.

Between 1970s and 1990s, Kangema politics were the centre of focus in the larger Murang’a owing to the fierce showdowns between supporters of veteran politicians John Njoroge Michuki and Joseph John Kamotho (both now deceased), which often led to violence on the campaign trail.