List of Candidates Shortlisted in Raila's Running Mate Search

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential aspirant Raila Odinga addresses aspirants from Murang'a and Kiambu Counties at the Windsor Hotel in Kiambu on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

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Wiper leader, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, is among the seven candidates shortlisted by the selection panel searching for Raila Odinga's running mate.

Kalonzo has been shortlisted after his party nominated him. He was listed alongside Narc Kenya's Martha Karua and Gideon Moi of KANU.

Interestingly, former Emgwen Member of Parliament, Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, has made it to the list after being nominated by the National Liberal Party (NLP). 

Others are Peter Kenneth and Sabina Chege, nominated by Jubilee Party, and outgoing Mombasa governor, Hassan Ali Joho nominated by ODM.

The committee, led by veteran politician Noah Wekesa, noted that it dropped 13 other applicants after they failed to meet the selection criteria.

"The Committee of Eminent Persons that is mandated with the search for a suitable candidate to be the running mate for the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance Presidential Candidate received 20 applications in response to the invitation for expression of interest," the statement from Noah Wekesa,  the Azimio panel chairperson read.

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