Jubilee Party on Monday received a boost after 45 ODM MCA aspirants who lost in the nominations defected to the party.
The lot vowed to back President Uhuru Kenyatta during the August 8 polls which the latter is facing off with Raila Odinga of NASA.
The defectors included those running as independents and others from small parties affiliated to Jubilee in Kisii and Nyamira counties.
Nairobi senator aspirant Johnson Sakaja received the leaders at Water Park Hotel in the outskirts of Kisii town.
He said the party is confident that Uhuru will garner 70 per cent of the vote compared to the 2013's 50.07 per cent win.
"Today is a big day because Jubilee has received a major boost ahead of the August polls," Sakaja said.
"I welcome all of you to the presidential campaign team," he told the defectors.
Politician James Ogutu said they made the decision to back Uhuru because of his development record.
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Write commentsThose are nomination loosers so they can join the loosing jubilee team. The fact that they were all defeated in party primaries shows that they were rejected by the people. ODM still has those who are with the people and sailed through the nominations, these are merely looking for money from jubilee
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