Alfred Mutua (who had launched his own presidential bid in September)  Charity Ngilu and Kivutha Kibwana from Machakos  Kitui and Makueni respectively  who have all called for regional kingpin Musyoka of the One Kenya Alliance to join Odinga...
	 
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	     As the anti-Ruto Kitui governor Charity Ngilu told them in June: 'If you do not unite  William Ruto will have a field day'...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Kalonzo also faces rebellion from the three Kamba county governors who have declared for Odinga: Alfred Nganga Mutua from Machakos; Kivutha Kibwana of Makueni; and Charity Kaluki Ngilu from Kitui...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	       Kamanda and Waiguru have urged the small number of Kikuyu voters in Kibra to back Okoth  while three Kamba county governors – Charity Ngilu  Kivutha Kibwana and Alfred Mutua – addressed a predominantly Kamba audience at Kibra on 2 November praising Odinga and Okoth (AC Vol 60 No 19  Bridge of sighs)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     It included the then Cabinet Secretary for Lands  Charity Ngilu; the Permanent Secretary for Transport  Michael Kamau; as well as Governors Peter Munya (Meru)  Isaac Ruto (Bomet) and Evans Kidero (Nairobi)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     His chosen successor  the youthful Uhuru Kenyatta  son of the first president  was decisively defeated by the National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC)  an alliance of the 'Rainbow Coalition' of KANU defectors around Raila Odinga  Kalonzo Musyoka and George Saitoti  and the 'National Alliance' of Mwai Kibaki  Charity Ngilu and Kijana Wamalwa  which – through Kibaki's Democratic Party - had been the enduring centre of political opposition to KANU since 1991...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Hearings in other cases  such as those of Lands Minister Charity Ngilu and Infrastructure Minister Michael Kamau  have been delayed by multiple legal technicalities and appeals in higher courts...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    It was a warning shot from the usually emollient Charity Kaluki Ngilu when she read a statement in Nairobi on 6 March claiming that Britain’s envoy Christian Turner was plotting with civil society activist Maina Kiai to rig the election in Raila Odinga’s favour: ‘The Jubilee Alliance is deeply concerned about the shadowy  suspicious and rather animated involvement of the British High Commissioner in Kenya’s election...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Charity Ngilu  a bitter rival of Musyoka for the community’s leadership mantle  is fighting it out with a provincial commissioner from Moi’s time and close ally of Musyoka’s  David Musila (AC Vol 48 No 7  Coming to the aid of the parties)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     Within days  another senior ODM politician  Charity Kaluki Ngilu  publicly backed Tobiko  leaving the ODM strategy in disarray...