Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi (second right), Nominated MCA and Jubilee Party Meru Chapter Secretary General Alhaji Mwendia (right), area MCA John Kireria (second left), and Deputy Speaker Gideon Kimathi chat at Kieni kia Ndege in Igoji East on January 22, 2017, where they drummed up support for the party, telling all aspirants that the nominations would be free and fair. He called on everyone who had attained the voting age to register and ensure that President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was in the county on Saturday, was re-elected.