Comedian MC Jessy Drops His South Imenti MP Bid

Comedian Jasper Muthomi popularly known as MC Jessy, has withdrawn from the South Imenti parliamentary race in favor of Mwiti Kathaara.

Mc Jessy who was contesting for the first time dropped his bid following discussions with United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party leader and Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday.

DP Ruto said in a statement that the Churchill Show comedian will be part of the presidential campaign team ahead of August 9, elections.

“MC Jessy (Jasper Muthomi) will join the presidential campaign team after postponing his parliamentary bid in favor of Mwiti Kathaara for the South Imenti Seat,” Ruto said in a statement.

MC Jessy joined the Hustler movement on January 19 after throwing the hat into the political ring.

He joins a number of candidates from UDA who have dropped their bid in favor of their opponents ahead of party primaries slated to begin Thursday across the country.

This article was first published by Capital News.